Blinken: US has told Russia to 'stop the loose talk' on nuclear weapons
Source: The Hill
BY BRAD DRESS
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has told Russian officials to stop the loose talk on potential use of nuclear weapon, following reports that the Biden administration has privately warned the Kremlin to stamp out the escalatory rhetoric.
Blinken told CBS 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley in an interview aired Sunday that the U.S. has been very clear with the Russians both publicly and privately to stop the loose talk about nuclear weapons.
Its very important that Moscow hear from us and know from us that the consequences would be horrific, the secretary of state said. Weve made that very clear.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday the U.S. has warned Moscow of catastrophic consequences should it use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks after a meeting with Japans Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the prime ministers official residence Monday, July 11, 2022, in Tokyo.
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prodigitalson
(2,293 posts)a massive and sustained conventional air campaign that would obliterate the Russian Army in Ukraine. I don't think we would respond with nukes because every computer simulated war game the Pentagon has run escalates into a thermonuclear exchange between Russia and the West whenever there is a nuclear response to an initial tactical nuke strike by Russia. I can't remember where I read that but it was some publication by a reputable academic military think tank. Institute for the Study of War, I think.
James48
(4,416 posts)Congress has not declared war. Only Congress can declare a war, and there is no case to be made, yet.
The U.S. cannot sends troops except under terms of the War Powers Act, and I dont see that happening now.
If Russia hits a NATO country - thats a different story.
Then all bets are off.
prodigitalson
(2,293 posts)We would run out of targets way before that.
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,092 posts)Would that trigger Article 5 of the NATO treaty?
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)half of the Russian embassy personal might send a stronger message.
prodigitalson
(2,293 posts)cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)prodigitalson
(2,293 posts)you seem to be saying that an appropriate response to a Russian use of nuclear weapons should be to expel diplomats, and reduce our embassy staff?
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)And the Russian ambassadors would be allowed to remain but with a reduced staff.
prodigitalson
(2,293 posts)my bad
867-5309.
(1,189 posts)This is not a bluff, Putin said Wednesday. And those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the weathervane can turn and point towards them..
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3662868-putin-nuclear-threat-not-a-bluff-medvedev-says/