Posted on 11/02/2022 7:15:54 AM PDT by McGruff
Two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday that senior Russian military officials discussed in mid-October how and when they might use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine. The intelligence concerned U.S. officials because the relevant discussions came not long after Putin, seeing Ukrainian forces claw territory back from his troops, hinted that he could resort to nuclear weapons.
The discussions among Russian officials, first reported by the New York Times, were not detailed by the U.S. officials who confirmed the intelligence to CBS News.
In a statement shared with CBS News, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said he couldn't provide "any comment on the particulars of this reporting," but said the U.S. had been "clear from the outset that Russia's comments about the potential use of nuclear weapons are deeply concerning, and we take them seriously."
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I hope ours have too. That’s their damn job not chasing down pronouns.
This is what the Dems wanted - everyone will be dead but Russia will be the pariah of the world.
“Two U.S. officials”
Name them, or it did not happen.
I am old enough to remember when the US and NATO regularly discussed the use of tactical nukes to stop the Red Army. An exercise to test this capability almost triggered World War III; Able Archer.
Look, you have to discuss all options when your fighting a war. I would expect them to do so. They must know, that nuclear weapon release won’t really give them much tactical advantage. It would clear an area, but you have to be in a position to take advantage of that from a military standpoint. Right now, the Russians aren’t in that position.
The discussion of the political fallout, would be a separate discussion. I don’t see the Russians employing them, but I didn’t see Putin as stupid enough to invade Ukraine either.
Two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday that senior Russian military officials discussed in mid-October how and when they might use nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Looks like the Russians instead went with cheap $10K Iranian drone bombs to knock out the electrical grid.
I heard from the friend of a friend who heard from another friend who had a friend who told him.......
The two US officials were high ranking military intelligence officers.
Colonel Sanders and Captain Kangaroo.
50 active and retired CIA analysts have declared it.
CNN said so.
Let it be known that one of these countries has already dropped atomic bombs on another country, 6000 miles from it’s shores, without any military necessity or existential threat.
Noooo the generals were overheard saying they wanted some nookie. And DC goes into hysterics. And that’s another thing about these modern DC wars. Used to the guys would get camp followers, or Berlin women like Elvis did, or stop in PI, or fly to Thailand, Japanese women, etc etc.
These stupid wars today are fought in places that are sexually repressed and uptight. No booze, no women, etc.. The only women there are wokescold US military women. Recreation is a volleyball tournament. Wheres the fun in that?
Russia is opposed by 30 nato countries, sending money, US troop advisors, and hardware to this conflict - and trying to find justification to enter into direct military conflict itself.
Russia can’t oppose nato troops and weapons.
They have nukes. And today, no nation is out of reach of nukes - by missile, by sub, etc.
No surprise.
Give peace a chance.
So a couple of unidentified US “ officials” plant yet another tactical nukes in Ukraine story about some unidentified Russian “ officials” discussing the same scenario that is absolutely obsessing our unidentified “ officials” and published daily for weeks now…ever since the Ukes seriously failed in their Kherson offensive
I knew Osman l Ivan couldn’t keep a secret. ...or was it Milley?
I knew Ivan couldn’t keep a secret. ...or was it Milley?
The US has discussed how to deal with a zombie outbreak.
It makes sense the Russians would think about tac nukes in this situation. Notice the term discussion, not planning.
Russia getting from Iran via the Caspian Sea 1,000 SRBMs and 400 more UAVs.
This is like the Pelosi scandal.
Third person? Well? Maybe the third person was security who either let the guy in or, took Pelosi to a gay bar to pick the dude up.
Then things went wrong and the third person was the doorman at the Pelosi place that let the cops in.
Explains why the security wont respond and why the cops and everybody wont release videos.
Colonel Sanders and Captain Kangaroo indeed.
Lie to cover up the lie.
NAME the “US officials” or STFU.
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