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Biden admin quietly warned Putin for months about consequences over nuke use
The Washington Post ^ | September 22, 2022 | Paul Sonne and John Hudson

Posted on 09/22/2022 7:39:37 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

The United States for several months has been sending private communications to Moscow warning Russia’s leadership of the grave consequences that would follow the use of a nuclear weapon, according to U.S. officials, who said the messages underscore what President Biden and his aides have articulated publicly.

The Biden administration generally has decided to keep warnings about the consequences of a nuclear strike deliberately vague, so the Kremlin worries about how Washington might respond, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive deliberations.

The attempt by the White House to cultivate what’s known in the nuclear deterrence world as “strategic ambiguity” comes as Russia continues to escalate its rhetoric about possible nuclear weapons use amid a domestic mobilization aimed at stanching Russian military losses in eastern Ukraine.

The State Department has been involved in the private communications with Moscow, but officials would not say who delivered the messages or the scope of their content. It was not clear whether the United States had sent any new private messages in the hours since Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his latest veiled nuclear threat during a speech announcing a partial mobilization early Wednesday, but a senior U.S. official said the communication has been happening consistently over recent months.

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I hope they showed Comrade Putin some concept art of Moscow as a glass parking lot should he decide to throw the nuclear dice.
1 posted on 09/22/2022 7:39:37 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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To: Timber Rattler

‘Putin quietly warned the dementia-ridden BidenIdiot Administration and the EU/NATO for months about the consequences over nuke use.’

Fixed/Corrected.


3 posted on 09/22/2022 7:42:51 PM PDT by cranked
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Didn’t Ukraine and Russia want to come to the table and the US intervened back in April? Appears without US intervention this war would be over.

Can we deal with our own border? 80 billion would build a big wall and maybe less than 70,000 a year wouldn’t die from Fentynal?


4 posted on 09/22/2022 7:43:18 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Timber Rattler

What kind of idiot are you?

The Russians can do the same to every major American city.

And, over what? A corrupt to the bone Ukraine that has banned all opposition parties, arrested opposition leadership, seized all media, arrests dissenters and has brided pefo Joe and his Coke head perverted son.

Yeah, that is certainly worth the destruction of the modern world.


5 posted on 09/22/2022 7:43:21 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: Karliner
Didn’t Ukraine and Russia want to come to the table and the US intervened back in April?

No, that was a lie. Never happened.

6 posted on 09/22/2022 7:44:31 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Timber Rattler

Provocation:

Russia-Ukraine war: The western threat of nuclear annihilation’

“It was back in February that the West began to threaten Russia with nuclear war in response to a statement given by President Vladimir Putin. ...”

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-western-threat-nuclear-annihilation


7 posted on 09/22/2022 7:45:12 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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Yeah, that is certainly worth the destruction of the modern world.

Perhaps you should tell that to Comrade Putin, Comrade Banana.

8 posted on 09/22/2022 7:45:26 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: 2banana

Russia has enough nukes to eradicate this planet 6 times over.
US still struggling to get working hypersonic missiles and build a rocket.....


9 posted on 09/22/2022 7:46:08 PM PDT by cranked
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...in response to a statement given by President Vladimir Putin. ...”

You mean that February 22 statement by Comrade Putin threatening nuclear war against the West?

10 posted on 09/22/2022 7:46:58 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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What is all this hysterical Putin derangement syndrome?

I can't believe all the breathless posts about Russia, ripped straight from the pages of the Weekly World News. I never thought there was anything which would displace Batboy from the front page, but P.D.S has done the impossible.



11 posted on 09/22/2022 7:49:24 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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What is all this hysterical Putin derangement syndrome?

Because Comrade Putin is threatening to destroy the world if he doesn't get what he wants, i.e. Ukraine and a revived Soviet Union?

12 posted on 09/22/2022 7:50:42 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: NorseViking

USA infrastructure is worth 10 times bigger than Russia.
In a nuclear war, USA loses 10 times wealth and 10 times people. Because we have basically 3 time zones plus Hawaii.
Russia has 12 time zones...much better chance of some people surviving.

In conclusion, USA will lose 10 times lives and wealth as Russia.


13 posted on 09/22/2022 7:50:45 PM PDT by entropy12 (Trump & MAGA are the only road to kep USA viable.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Fuxxx Ukraine. Ukraine, the most corrupt coumtry in Europe, with a homo-erotic dancer as leader is not worth destruction of United States of America.


14 posted on 09/22/2022 7:52:27 PM PDT by entropy12 (Trump & MAGA are the only road to kep USA viable.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Here, you all play around with it instead of posting up incessant propaganda daily?

‘NukeMap’
https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/


15 posted on 09/22/2022 7:52:29 PM PDT by cranked
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I take it back. You are just too stupid to debate.

Wanting peace and not blowing up the planet over the corrupt to the bone Ukraine which should have be a non issue with sensible men in the room.

And your moronic comeback...

“Perhaps you should tell that to Comrade Putin, Comrade Banana.”


16 posted on 09/22/2022 7:52:35 PM PDT by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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To: Timber Rattler

No, neocon.

If you could read you would see it was an offensive threat in reply to his defensive threat.

Now you have to go after Biden’s long history of neoliberal warmongering, how he funds Zelensky, how he, Pelosi, Soros, Adam Schiff, etc, are all tied to the hip of Zelensky to prove you are a true conservative whereas I have said repeatedly we need to stay out of this, side with neither side, defend America’s borders, because Putin won’t attack a NATO member, and because we’re 30 trillion in debt.


17 posted on 09/22/2022 7:54:06 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: entropy12
...is not worth destruction of United States of America.

So all would be well if we would just give Comrade Putin what he wants, and he would go away?


18 posted on 09/22/2022 7:55:04 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: 2banana

TR repeatedly has failed to even post the bare minimum proving he is a true conservative.


19 posted on 09/22/2022 7:55:15 PM PDT by Its All Over Except ...
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To: NorseViking; cranked; Karliner; 2banana; Its All Over Except ...; Governor Dinwiddie
We wonder who is running the White Hospice.

Putin KNOWS who is in charge.

20 posted on 09/22/2022 7:55:26 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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