John Thune: “Russia has both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons.”

“I mean, I think he's trying. He uses scare tactics, he uses fear, he uses deception and he uses disinformation. That's his game. And you have to understand that Russia has both strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. The more relevant ones in a case like we're talking about here with Ukraine would be his tactical weapons. But, you know, nobody is talking about that.” (10:33–10:38)

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