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. The IC assesses that Putin continues to invest in Russia's defense industrial base as well as novel capabilities that may pose a greater threat to the US homeland and forces abroad than conventional weapons. (14:43–14:58)
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Asserts that the most dangerous threat from Russia is an escalatory spiral in conflicts like Ukraine, potentially involving nuclear weapons.
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