Dr. Bahram Ghiassee, who is a nuclear scientist, said Russian President Vladimir Putin could view deploying tactical nuclear weapons as a “justified” escalation of the Ukraine war if the Russian ruler feels like his forces are facing defeat. This claim comes as the United States, once again, vows to send more military aid to Ukraine as the constant supply of weapons never ceases.

Dr. Ghiassee, an Associate Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society think tank, said the United Kingdom and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) could view this as a radiological attack on member states and force them to declare war on Russia under Article 5 of the military alliance’s treaty, according to a report by the Daily Mail. 

If Putin does unleash his arsenal of 1,816 tactical nuclear weapons on Ukraine, the radioactive fallout from such a strike would threaten the lives of those living in NATO countries such as Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, Dr. Ghiassee warned.

These nuclear weapons can have yields of up to 100 kilotons – five times the amount of the American atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. –Daily MailOnline

“The direct involvement of the UK deploying its advanced nuclear missiles, under the auspices of NATO, could lead to a major nuclear confrontation in Europe,” Dr. Ghiassee said in a report exclusively seen by the MailOnline.

Dr. Ghiassee isn’t the only “expert” warning of a World War 3 scenario if things get out of hand in Ukraine. Alan Mendoza, the Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society, told MailOnline that a doomsday scenario will turn into a reality if Putin feels he is losing the war in Ukraine.

“If Putin’s increasing desperation to win a war he is slowly losing turns to outright panic, then there are fears that he might go nuclear in order to turn the tide of battle his way,” Mendoza said. “This is not as far-fetched as it seems. Russia has already engaged in nuclear mock exercises during the conflict, and Russian nuclear doctrine allows for the use of nuclear weapons in self-defense if the Motherland is directly threatened. Who knows what claims a panicked Putin fearing the collapse of his regime might make to save his own skin?”

The World Health Organization has also warned rulers that they should prepare for radiation emergencies.

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“‘It could therefore be construed as a radiological weapon attack against NATO allies’ and spark a Third World War,” Dr. Ghiassee warned of Russia’s use of tactical nukes.