Russian nuclear weapon use is an increasingly likely scenario, warns CIA boss
dailyrecord.co.ukRussia may lash out in frustration at Ukraine’s ferocious resistance by using small nuclear weapons, US officials have warned.
According to reports it is feared the tyrant may opt to take the drastic step if Russian troops continue to meet fierce resistance from the defenders, according to the Mail.
A former CIA director, William Burns, who was addressing the House Intelligence Committee yesterday, said that the Russian military doctrine contemplates the use of smaller tactical nuclear weapons.
William Burns said: “You know, Russian doctrine holds that you escalate to de-escalate, and so I think the risk would rise, according to the doctrine.”A former senior White House official familiar with Russian nuclear security issues told Defense One that the risk of a Russian first nuclear use is rising - largely motivated by Putin not viewing such weapons in the same way as the US or even the former Soviet Union.The source, who described these weapons as a “warfighting tool” to Putin, told Defense One: “The [United States] has newer weapons to deter conventional conflict…Russia has nuclear weapons as part of a warfighting battle plan.”The former official added the danger is increasing “precisely because the conflict in Ukraine is going badly” - and outlined a scenario in which Putin consolidates some gains in southern Ukraine but fails to install a new puppet regime.They said: “Ukrainians may or may not cease and desist.“The West may or may not continue to arm the Ukrainian insurgency and [Putin] might decide, ‘OK.
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