RSN: What Putin's Latest Threats Mean for the Risk of Nuclear War
25 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News WILL YOU SIT BACK, OR WILL YOU HELP? Running a truly Reader Supported News agency is a struggle. You see what we do, you see what a news service beholden to its readers can achieve. Will you help make this work? Folks? Marc Ash • Founder, Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! What Putin's Latest Threats Mean for the Risk of Nuclear War Jen Kirby, Vox Kirby writes: "When a nuclear-armed state says it’s willing to use 'all weapon systems available to us,' it is impossible not to take the threat seriously." An expert on Russia’s nuclear approach, and how Putin is raising the stakes — even if risk of a nuclear war is still low. "I n the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech Wednesday . “This is not a bluf...