Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country

[Norgarth]

--While Russia’s enemies might have to assume it’s still functional, can Russia take it as a given that when it Pushes the Button, something will happen. Can it assume its opponents will take it as a given?
--Unreliability changes the calculus of nuclear warfare

Oh I'm sure many things would happen...
- some missiles don't launch
- some launch, then crap out due to lack of maintenance and fall short (perhaps very short) of their targets
- some launch and go (way?) off target due to faulty guidance systems
- some explode in their silos (rocket fuel explosion)
- some make it to their targets and explode (nuclear blast)
- some make it to their targets and nothing happens, because the warhead was sold on the black market years ago

granted, many of these things would not be good results, but things would happen (and this doesn't even get into other Countries' reactions)