What’s NATO’s Plan if Putin Uses Battlefield Nukes?

It’s an unsettling question with no easy answer.

When the Obama administration ran war simulations against the simulated Russian use of tactical nukes in the Baltics, there was no agreement on how to respond.

The Biden administration fares no better, with fundamental disagreements between military planners on what to do next.

Realistically, how might NATO respond?

Russian nuclear doctrine has changed much since the fall of the Soviet Union