U.S. Senator Marco Rubio Says The Use Of A Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapon In Ukraine Could Trigger NATO's Article 5 And Retailiation Against Russia

A cloud of smoke rises after an explosion Friday in Lviv, western Ukraine. AP  

NBC: Senators mull the unthinkable: Putin detonating a nuclear bomb  

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said such an attack could trigger NATO's Article 5, which requires a collective defense in the event of an attack on any member. 

WASHINGTON — Senators reacted with alarm to a new report that suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin could deploy a small, targeted nuclear bomb as his troops get bogged down in a costly, drawn-out battle against defiant Ukrainian fighters. 

One key senator, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said he believed such an attack could force NATO allies, including the United States, to invoke their collective defense under Article 5 of the alliance's charter and retaliate against Russia — especially if nuclear fallout drifts over the Ukrainian border and kills or sickens civilians living in Poland or other NATO countries. 

 “As you detonate a nuclear weapon inside of Ukraine depending on what it is they detonate, even in a demonstration, that would spread radioactive material that would cross borders potentially," said Rubio, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who frequently tweets his analysis of the Russian invasion. "If radioactive material blows across the Polish border, they would argue they’ve been attacked,” he added.  

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WNU Editor: If Russia uses a tactical nuclear device in Ukraine that produces fallout that drifts across NATO countries .... invoking NATO's Article 5 and retaliating against Russia will quickly escalate into a major nuclear conflict between the two sides within a day or two.

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