re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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Absolutely. If the 3H has not been replaced since Soviet times it would be very for it to have decayed to the point less than 10% of the 3H remained. I am not sure if Tritium boosting is directly proportional to the available 3H but I would assume it is so it is (very?) possible their boosted nukes are actually near unboosted yields. However, keep in mind the majority of Russia's tac nukes are in the 10+ kilo-ton yield range unboosted. To put that in perspective Little Boy (Hiroshima) was only 15 kilo-ton yield and Fat Man (Nagasaki) was 21 kilo-tons so we are still talking about a big (dirty) boom.

The US doesn't really play the tac nuke game anymore because we have modern conventional weapon delivery systems that more or less negate the benefit of tac nukes given their laundry list of negatives and contra-indications. Tac nukes are primarily for militaries that are concerned that they will not be able to put enough conventional munitions on precise targets in the battlespace.

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Interesting. Thanks for the education.

Chromedome, deservedly so, gets recognition for his mapping and subsequent analysis, you definitely need some recognition for your contributions on munitions, field knowledge, and bridges.