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| CNN: The United States has been preparing for a Russian 'nuclear strike' on Ukraine since the end of 2022 | |
| 2024-03-10 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Since the end of 2022, the United States has been preparing for the possibility that Russia could allegedly strike Ukraine with tactical or combat nuclear weapons. CNN reported this with reference to two high-ranking sources from the White House administration.
“From late summer to fall 2022, the U.S. National Security Council convened a series of meetings to develop contingency plans related to the use of nuclear weapons,” the officials explained. The channel’s interlocutors added that the corresponding decision was made based on an analysis and study of the situation around Ukraine as a whole. At the same time, the material noted that the United States has never found intelligence indicating that Russia is taking measures to mobilize nuclear forces for such an attack. CNN also learned that American leaders have reached out to India, China and conveyed their concerns to Russia. In particular, Secretary of State Antony Blinken directly notified the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov about them. As Regnum reported, former US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said on July 6, 2023 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. According to him, this is extremely unlikely. Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern allowed the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine. But not from Russia, but from the United States, to try to avoid defeat in the conflict, because this would mean losing the elections. The United States has no information that Russia plans to use nuclear weapons, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said during a briefing for journalists on February 29. On October 5, Putin outlined two reasons for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons: a retaliatory measure and a threat to the state. He clarified that in this case we are even talking about the use of non-nuclear weapons against Russia, which nevertheless threaten the existence of the country. The Russian leader said that he does not see any need to change Russian nuclear doctrine in terms of the grounds for using such weapons. According to the head of state, no one in their right mind would think of using it against Russia. The President recalled that Russia's military doctrinedoes not involve a preventive nuclear strike, but only a retaliatory strike. If an aggressor decides to use nuclear weapons against a country, then retaliation will be inevitable. On February 29, Putin, in his address to the Federal Assembly, called the accusations against Russia in the West about its alleged deployment of nuclear weapons in space a hoax. The head of state emphasized that in this way they are trying to drag Moscow into negotiations on Ukraine on terms favorable to Washington. The Russian leader noted on February 20 that Moscow has always opposed the militarization of space and the placement of nuclear weapons in it. The President clarified that Russia is not doing anything in space that other states are not doing in it. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 "On Ukraine" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-03-10 18:55 |
| #1 I would have hoped we have been preparing for a Russia strike since about 1955. Silly me. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-03-10 15:08 |