Posted on 03/11/2024 8:30:10 PM PDT by anthropocene_x
In late 2022, the US began “preparing rigorously” for Russia potentially striking Ukraine with a nuclear weapon, in what would have been the first nuclear attack since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What led the Biden administration to reach such a startling assessment was a collection of developments, analysis, and highly sensitive new intelligence.
Russia was losing ground inside Ukrainian sovereign territory, not inside Russia. US officials were concerned Russian President Vladimir Putin saw it differently. He had told the Russian people that Kherson was now part of Russia itself, and, so, might perceive a devastating loss there as a direct threat to him and the Russian state. In such an assessment, Russia could view a tactical nuclear strike as a deterrent against further losses of Russian-held territory in Ukraine.
At that time, Russia’s propaganda machine was circulating a new false flag story about a Ukrainian dirty bomb, which US officials feared could be intended as cover for a Russian nuclear attack. Western intelligence agencies had also received information that there were now communications among Russian officials explicitly discussing a nuclear strike.
Multiple senior administration officials took part in an urgent outreach. Secretary of State Antony Blinken communicated US concerns “very directly” with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley called his Russian counterpart, General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces. President Joe Biden sent CIA Director Bill Burns to speak to Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s foreign intelligence service.
In addition, the US sought to enlist the help of non-allies, in particular China and India, to discourage Russia from such an attack. US officials say that outreach and public statements from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped avert a crisis.
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Prepare for a nuclear strike,, ,funny
Planning how to save their own miserable hides, more likely.
If you pull the tiger’s tale, he might turn and bite you. And he might try even if you are outside the cage.
It seems so rediculous to have people like Putin who care very little about lives and be ostracized for it while Biden is no different and just crazy enough to screw it up. And that’s been confirmed with the sensitive documents decision.
wy69
They prepared vigorously- for their survival, not us. Clinton got rid of our Civil Defense program , Russia never has. I have been to Russia, I have witnessed how prepared ( down to every apartment built in Soviet times having fall out shelters- and stocked) they are.
And people wondered why the ultra wealthy were buying islands and building bunkers.
Their buddies in government held continuity of grift meetings and decided the rest of us were expendable.
What led to it was wishful thinking and a desire by 0'Biden and the 'Intelligence' Agencies to start a world war.
I wonder why they didn’t “prepare rigorously” to seal the border?
Intel failure? (/s)
Indeed. Chomo Joe will order a line of tanks to make sure the cash and gold are smuggled out before they are irradiated.
My fear is that as the tides of war change against them, Ukraine detonates a nuclear bomb in a Russian city, attempting to pull us in. Even a simple ‘dirty bomb’ would demand a strong response. It’s likely that the first attacks in be upon Europe, but we will quickly be drawn in.
Leaders on all sides cannot let a terrorist attack on their population stand without answer. As in the the old movie, you take Petersburg, we’ll take New York. Your move.
Did they tell Ukes to get under their school desks?
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