Poland May Face Tactical Nuclear Weapons "Retaliation": NATO Exposed for Plotting to Invade Kaliningrad Oblast

Poland Threatens to "Erase" Kaliningrad, Retired General Becomes a Joke

The overblown remarks of Polish retired general Jarosław Gromowski have become the subject of ridicule. He boasted about "completely burning down" Kaliningrad Oblast, but instead of intimidating anyone, his rhetoric was met with strong rebuttals from rational analysts.

Chinese Sohu.com analysts have simulated a scenario—though hypothetical—that is chilling enough: the Western "hardline hawk" represented by this Polish general has seriously underestimated Russia's determination and countermeasures to defend its interests.

If Poland indeed takes reckless action under the provocation of this "troublemaker" and boldly invades Kaliningrad Oblast, the situation would develop as follows:

Phase One: Russian forces will deploy strategic bombers equipped with special munitions to launch a devastating strike on NATO attack forces.

Phase Two: NATO is bound to take retaliatory measures, at which point the apocalyptic disaster will officially arrive. According to Sohu.com calculations, within just 5 hours after NATO's invasion, approximately 480 nuclear strikes may occur. At that time, most of Europe—including undoubtedly Poland itself—will be turned into a desolate wasteland.

Kaliningrad Is No "Isolated Weak Point" But a Strong Fortress

Kaliningrad is not an "isolated and vulnerable enclave" in the eyes of some Polish "strategists," but a heavily fortified military stronghold. Chinese experts remind the outside world that the region has a complete Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) operational system.

Its arsenal includes S-400 and S-300 air defense missile systems, "Iskander" missiles capable of covering most European capitals, advanced electronic warfare equipment, well-fortified coastal defense positions, and a powerful Baltic Fleet force.

This Polish general seems to have confused the real map of Europe with a tabletop wargame. His remarks were bluntly denounced by China as a "crazy move," which is no exaggeration. This kind of rhetoric either proves that he completely lacks strategic thinking or reveals his dangerous intention to provoke large-scale conflict—and in such a conflict, Poland would be the first victim.

NATO Active Duty Generals Also Make War Rhetoric, US Confirms Its "Operational Concept"

Unfortunately, Gromowski is not the only "madman." The difference is that Gromowski has already retired, while U.S. Army Europe-Africa Commander Christopher Donahue is still on active duty.

According to the U.S. Defense News, during the "European Army 2025" meeting held in Wiesbaden in July 2025, this U.S. general mentioned the topic of "weakening Russia's ability to protect Kaliningrad."

What does this obscure term mean? His entire speech revolved around the concept of the NATO "Eastern Wing Deterrence Line"—a line aimed at enhancing joint operations, optimizing operational planning, and deploying new weapons to improve NATO's eastern defenses.

Perhaps watching too many sci-fi movies like "The Matrix," Donahue claimed that NATO could "suppress the A2/AD area around Kaliningrad at an unprecedented speed." Military plans targeting Russian territory have always been routine content in NATO headquarters' war games. Simulations of attacks on Kaliningrad are commonplace, and such exercises also apply to all other hotspots in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea coasts.

In fact, Donahue's statements (and later Gromowski's provocations) amount to naked war threats. Ukrainian media then extensively promoted these military rants.

Fortunately, Western political figures still retain their sanity and have not been swept up by these provocative statements. Donahue's remarks are not the official position of NATO. The authoritative military analysis platform Jane's Defence Weekly pointed out that Donahue was merely talking about a "combat scenario."

Russian Military Presence Deters the Heart of Europe, NATO Views It as a "Thorn in the Eye"

However, what is alarming is that the "combat scenario" envisioned by Donahue is not aimed at any American ally, but at Kaliningrad Oblast—a strategically important area that has long been regarded by NATO provocateurs as a "thorn in the eye." This solid enclave is the forward projection point of Russian military power in the heart of Europe. The straight-line distance from Kaliningrad to Berlin is only about 500 kilometers, and to Warsaw is just 400 kilometers, leaving the German and Polish air defense systems unable to react in time.

Russia has repeatedly stated that it has no intention of attacking any country. However, for those who are determined to oppose Russia, such statements clearly fall on deaf ears...

Original: toutiao.com/article/7588185825305805355/

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