Pentagon accuses Russia of ‘playing with fire’ over nuclear threats towards Nato…(This Is Not Going To End Well…)
The US Deputy Secretary of Defence said that Russia’s attempts to intimidate Nato countries had not worked
DOUG BOLTON
IndependentUK
Friday 26 June 2015
A senior Pentagon official has warned that Russia is “playing with fire” by suggesting it would threaten the use of nuclear weapons in international disputes, and added that Russia is attempting an intimidation campaign against Nato.
Robert Work, the US Deputy Secretary of Defence, told a House Armed Services subcommittee that Russia was trying to control the escalation of tensions by invoking the threat of nuclear weapons.
He said: “Anyone who thinks they can control escalation through the use of nuclear weapons is literally playing with fire.”
“Escalation is escalation, and nuclear use would be the ultimate escalation.”
The Kremlin has not made any direct nuclear threats, and Work did not specify and particular comments. However, numerous references to Russia’s nuclear arsenal in the last few months by Russian officials have increased tensions between East and West.
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