And you see President Putin pulled out of the start, the nuclear START agreements last year or announced that he was. And just in today's national interest publication, you know, they're reporting that He is saying that he is rehearsing for tactical nuclear weapon use because of what he calls western threats. you know, we have to take these things seriously. There's a theory in nuclear deterrence that you can escalate to de, escalate. (02:18–02:37)
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Asserts that President Putin claims to be rehearsing for tactical nuclear weapon use due to perceived western threats.
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