A former CIA bureau chief says Putin is open to using tactical nuclear weapons in Europe

Friday, July 10, 2015
By Paul Martin

MIKE BIRD
BusinessInsider.com
July 10, 2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to use tactical nuclear weapons in Europe to stop any NATO expansion, according to an ex-CIA bureau chief.

Robert Dannenberg, who was once Chief of the Central Eurasia region for the Central Intelligence Agency, said that “nuclear weapons are not off the table” in Europe during an interview with Goldman Sachs researchers, which the bank published today as a note to investors.

Dannenberg is now head of the office of global security at Goldman Sachs. He made the admission when he was asked what he was on the Kremlin’s current military agenda.

Here’s the most shocking part of his response.

Putin’s articulation of nuclear weapons doctrine is quite different from anything we have heard in recent history. He signed a revision of Russia’s nuclear doctrine last December that allows for the use of theater tactical nuclear weapons in Europe and just announced a decision to expand Russia’s nuclear arsenal. I participated in a forum with a number of very senior retired Russian military intelligence officers where they told us that nuclear weapons are not off the table and that their message was directly sanctioned by Putin.

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