|Former [[Reagan]] aide Douglas MacKinnon reports, "Russian generals have the 'autonomy' to launch tactical nuclear weapons on their own...without authorization of political leaders or the general staff."<ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4473663-raise-your-privileged-hand-if-youre-willing-to-fight-to-the-last-ukrainian/ Raise your privileged hand if you’re willing to ‘fight to the last Ukrainian’], By Douglas MacKinnon, ''[[The Hill]]'', 02/17/24. thehill.com</ref> | |Former [[Reagan]] aide Douglas MacKinnon reports, "Russian generals have the 'autonomy' to launch tactical nuclear weapons on their own...without authorization of political leaders or the general staff."<ref>[https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4473663-raise-your-privileged-hand-if-youre-willing-to-fight-to-the-last-ukrainian/ Raise your privileged hand if you’re willing to ‘fight to the last Ukrainian’], By Douglas MacKinnon, ''[[The Hill]]'', 02/17/24. thehill.com</ref> |