Does Russia care about Pentagon’s nuclear upgrade program?

The Pentagon announced the deployment of sea-based ballistic missiles outfitted with low-power nuclear warheads. The purpose of the move is to counter the "Russian threat," obviously. John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said that the measure was taken to reduce the risk of nuclear war. Lame excuse from the Pentagon The Pentagon has thus responded to the tactical arms in Russia's disposal. However, many found this explanation insufficient. Those who criticize the policies of the current American administration are convinced that such a move increases, rather than diseases the risk of nuclear war. The power of W76-2 nuclear warheads is about a third of the power of the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Bruce Blair, the co-founder of the Global Zero International Group for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, stressed that the assumption of low-power nuclear munitions being more suitable for use in an armed conflict is misleading. Any use of such weapons may trigger a global conflict, he said.