something half-assed, I'm afraid
This is serious shit.
The START treaty/nuclear triad has been deliberately attacked by the west.
They knew what they were doing strategically.
They know Putin knows they knew and are coaxing a
specific response.
Putin is unsure what counters & contingencies the west holds.
It seems like for them it's either some special operation of hard & fast while taking out puppet Zelensky, a devastating multi-prong attack in Ukraine, or blow up the entire west while he still can.