Woodward: US intelligence believes Putin was a coin flip from putting nuclear weapons in the field in Ukraine

[Morrison71]

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4. Frantic de-escalation in the face of possible Russian nuclear use.

Woodward details some of the stunning intelligence capabilities that allowed Washington to foresee Russian plans for an all-out war against Ukraine in early 2022, including a human source inside the Kremlin.

This insight, however, got the Biden administration only so far as it sought to foreclose Russia's nuclear option. In the fall of 2022, that option seemed like a live one, as U.S. intelligence agencies reported that Putin was seriously weighing use of a tactical nuclear weapon — at one point, assessing the likelihood at 50 percent.

An especially frantic quest to bring Moscow back from the brink came in October of that year, when Russia appeared to be laying the groundwork for escalation by accusing Ukraine of preparing to detonate a dirty bomb. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin flatly denied Russia's accusations in a phone call with the Kremlin's defense minister, Sergei Shoigu. Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, instructed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's team to summon the International Atomic Energy Agency to absolve themselves immediately. And Biden called out Russia's apparent scheme publicly while privately leaning on Chinese President Xi Jinping to emphasize to Putin the dire consequences of nuclear use.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

“Putin can do whatever the hell he wants.”

That’s who 70 million people are voting for.

 

[BelemNole]

Apparently Trump has had 7+ private calls with Putin since he left office.
I’m sure that it’s fine tho

 

[Hawked]

“Putin can do whatever the hell he wants.”

That’s who 70 million people are voting for.

And those that "aren't" voting for him [wink wink] equate that shit for brains to Kamala. Both sides Republicans. SMH

 

[Randon]

Woodward writes that Trump secretly sent COVID test kits to Putin personally during the COVID crisis when at the time there was a severe shortage for the general public here in the US.

 

[Tiny Hands Trump]

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4. Frantic de-escalation in the face of possible Russian nuclear use.

Woodward details some of the stunning intelligence capabilities that allowed Washington to foresee Russian plans for an all-out war against Ukraine in early 2022, including a human source inside the Kremlin.

This insight, however, got the Biden administration only so far as it sought to foreclose Russia's nuclear option. In the fall of 2022, that option seemed like a live one, as U.S. intelligence agencies reported that Putin was seriously weighing use of a tactical nuclear weapon — at one point, assessing the likelihood at 50 percent.

An especially frantic quest to bring Moscow back from the brink came in October of that year, when Russia appeared to be laying the groundwork for escalation by accusing Ukraine of preparing to detonate a dirty bomb. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin flatly denied Russia's accusations in a phone call with the Kremlin's defense minister, Sergei Shoigu. Jake Sullivan, Biden's national security adviser, instructed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's team to summon the International Atomic Energy Agency to absolve themselves immediately. And Biden called out Russia's apparent scheme publicly while privately leaning on Chinese President Xi Jinping to emphasize to Putin the dire consequences of nuclear use.

Zeihan mentioned the US told Russia that if they nuke Ukraine we will destroy all their conventional forces wherever we can with a conventional response. If they used a nuke on a NATO country we would nuke Putin specifically.

 

[BrianNole777]

Woodward writes that Trump secretly sent COVID test kits to Putin personally during the COVID crisis when at the time there was a severe shortage for the general public here in the US.

Are you surprised?

Trump wants to be the Putin of the United States. He reveres him.

 

[Tiny Hands Trump]

Zeihan mentioned the US told Russia that if they nuke Ukraine we will destroy all their conventional forces wherever we can with a conventional response. If they used a nuke on a NATO country we would nuke Putin specifically.

latest video but he mentioned this a long time ago too

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Apparently Trump has had 7+ private calls with Putin since he left office.
I’m sure that it’s fine tho

Who has these tapes? The NSA? Google?

I'm actually not worried in principle about former US leaders staying in touch with other world leaders. But we're talking Trump and Putin....

 

[BrianNole777]

Bob Woodward makes stuff up sometimes. He's pretty shady, IMO.

Years ago, Woodward claimed he got a death bed confession from CIA Director William Casey about Iran Contra which probably never happened because Casey was in a coma in a hospital room surrounded by police.

https://www.politico.com/story/2012/04/6-bob-woodward-controversies-075738

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Woodward writes that Trump secretly sent COVID test kits to Putin personally during the COVID crisis when at the time there was a severe shortage for the general public here in the US.

In the good old days it would have been a CIA trick, and the swabs would have been coated with poison.