Mullen says US should consider the possibility of Russia using a nuclear weapon
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Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen said on Sunday that U. S. officials should consider the possibility of Russia using a nuclear weapon amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
“It’s very difficult to know what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is thinking at any particular time. He’s obviously spoken to this. I think we need to make sure that we consider it as a possibility,” the retired U. S. Navy admiral said on ABC’s “This Week,” adding that he hopes deterrence works.
“They’re the most devastating weapons ever created on Earth.”
“We should remind that as the country that’s actually used them in the 1940s, how devastating they are and do everything we possibly can to make sure that they don’t get used. But they are a part of Putin’s arse... (Read more)
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