Ukraine Approaches Victory!
Four U.S. government and military officials said that Russia's airstrikes on a dozen Ukrainian towns on Monday, which Moscow calls revenge for the damage of the Kerch Bridge to Crimea, move the world closer to nuclear Armageddon.
The officials, all of whom work on nuclear-weapons matters, said that not enough is being done to prevent nuclear escalation at a time when combat events are regularly revealing the vulnerability of President Vladimir Putin's conventional troops and leaving him with fewer alternatives.
"Russia is losing the fight on all fronts," said a senior Defense Intelligence Agency official. "However, we cannot yet celebrate the Ukrainian win." Putin has said that certain situations may justify a nuclear escalation. This encompasses threats to Russia's territorial integrity and the state's essential existence."
Putin has now proved unequivocally that he has no respect for our ideals and principles, said a second senior military commander. Our primary concern should be what would motivate him to deploy nuclear weapons, not what would please a Washington pundit.
All of the authorities believed that pontification by U.S. officials over the repercussions of the use of nuclear weapons misses the goal of dissuading their use. They demanded a better articulation of an atomic deterrent message while also finding a method for Putin to avoid the impression that he is compelled to use nuclear weapons.
A third senior intelligence officer said, "Enough now with talking about the lack of military value and the horrible repercussions of going nuclear." "Our current mission is to penetrate Putin's thinking, not just to discourage him but also to build an exit strategy for him.
The official asked, "Can Putin lose the battle without escalating?" We must at least attempt to aid him. At this time, the earth's welfare is more important than the defeat and humiliation of a single nuclear fanatic."
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