Along with equipment, Pyongyang continues to develop and expand its strategic weapons programs including missiles that can evade US and regional missile defenses. Russia retains the capability to selectively challenge US interests globally by military and non-military means. The IC assesses that the most dangerous threat posed by Russia to the US Is an escalatory spiral in an ongoing conflict such as Ukraine or a new conflict that led to direct hostilities including the deployment of nuclear weapons. (14:37–14:44)
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Asserts that Russia can challenge US interests globally through military and non-military means.
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