McMaster says US should take Putin's nuclear threats 'seriously' but says if Russia uses a nuclear weapon 'it's a suicide weapon'

Business Insider ^ | 10/2/22 | Taylor Audrey

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Former national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, said Sunday that Vladimir Putin's threats of using nuclear weapons would be "suicide" if the Russian leader were to deploy them.

The world has been considering how to handle Putin's recent threat to launch nuclear weapons amid the months-long war with Ukraine. A Latvia defense official previously told Insider that Putin is "bluffing" and is a test to see the reaction from Western nations.

During an interview with CBS's "Face the Nation," moderator Margaret Brennan asked McMaster who served as one of President Donald Trump's national security advisers, his thoughts on what the response should be in the wake of Putin's threats.

"I think the message to him is if you use a nuclear weapon, it's a suicide weapon," he said.

"And the response from NATO and the United States doesn't have to be nuclear," he added, referring to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a military alliance of various nations.

McMaster, who served as one of former President Donald Trump's national security advisers, said he believes Putin is under "extreme pressure."

[hardspunned]

Of course, Putin is under extreme pressure. That’s why he went into Ukraine in the first place. Nearly everyone, Dems and republicans alike in DC, are now casually talking about winning and losing a manageable nuclear war with the Russians. At least the Russians are more realistic, they don’t shy away as readily from the end of humanity aspect of it. Never dreamed I’d see this day.

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[JonPreston]

And here comes Lt Colonel Vinderman’s “hook”, once again dispensing Neoconservative Nonsense.

[escapefromboston]

We should send our Pink Hair tranny brigade against Russia if he launches nukes.

[Pollard]

https://www.iri.org/who-we-are/#h-board-of-directors

Graham, Sullivan, Romney, Rubio, McMaster, Cotton - McCain was chair for 25 years. Neocons

[tlozo]

"I don't think a nuclear weapon is usable there," he later added. "So, I think that we ought to take it seriously. We have to, but we ought to not allow this to cow us in terms of the support for the Ukrainians."

[Bayard]

Telling Putin response to Nuclear weapons is non-nuclear means he will more than likely use one at a very strategic place.

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

I’d say it’s more like a “murder-suicide” weapon. And there really is no telling how many will be murdered before the suicide occurs.

[DesertRhino]

He was great commanding a tank unit. This fool had no business outside of an armored division. Just another neocon.

[EEGator]

[EEGator]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsM_VmN6ytk

[DesertRhino]

So far, I haven’t seen Putin threaten to nuke anybody. He has said that if NATO attacks his forces, or anywhere inside Russia, then everything is on the table.
That should only be a problem if we are planning to directly attack Russian forces, or facilitate Uke nazi attacks inside Russia by giving them long range weapons to do that.

[volunbeer]

Yes, they are “neocons” and yes, they are in charge of our actions in the Ukraine regardless of what party is in power.

Scary times.......

[tlozo]

Only Russians are threatening to use nucs, so:

[EEGator]

Only the US has used them, so...

[Chode]

naaa, the official arbitrator of all things Dooom, the Dooomsday Clock, hasn’t ticked a single tick over it...

they’re waiting for Trump to return

[Seruzawa]

Thank Mac, now just crawl back under your rock.

[NWFree]

H.R. Pufnstuf

[central_va]

Nobody is nuking anyone.

[FreshPrince]

I dont get the iodine thing.

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