Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to use nuclear weapons if Ukraine continues to fight against his troops, a top US defense official has warned.
The director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, described the concerns in a new summary of global threats.
His report states that Russia claims to be developing weapons that can beat Western defenses “to ensure that Russia can credibly inflict unacceptable damage on the West.”
In the report obtained by Fox News, Berrier wrote: “As this war and its consequences slowly weaken Russian conventional strength, Russia likely will increasingly rely on its nuclear deterrent to signal the West and project strength to its internal and external audiences.”
“U.point 5 | S.point 7 | efforts to undermine Russia’s goals in Ukraine, combined with its perception that the United States is a nation in decline, could prompt Russia to engage in more aggressive actions not only in Ukraine itself, but also more broadly in its perceived confrontation with the West,” he said, adding that a key motivation for the invasion is Russia’s determination “to restore a sphere of influence over Ukraine and the other states of the former Soviet Union.point 399 |
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Berrier added: “Despite greater than anticipated resistance from Ukraine and relatively high losses in the initial phases of the conflict, Moscow appears determined to press forward by using more lethal capabilities until the Ukrainian government is willing to come to terms favorable to Moscow.”
This comes less than a day before a call between US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping, where Biden was expected to ask for Xi’s assistance in pressuring Russia to end the conflict.
Earlier this week, it has been discovered by U.S. Intelligence that Russia has been using ‘decoy dart’ missiles to attack Ukrainian targets.
Berrier continued: “Russia continues to improve capabilities for its Ground Forces, Airborne Forces, and coastal troops.point 209 |
It is upgrading main battle tanks (MBTs) and introducing new MBTs, artillery, and multiple rocket launchers to its arsenal.point 105 | Russia has also steadily increased its number of battalion tactical groups (BTGs)—the Ground Force’s primary maneuver element.point 223 |
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He also warned that Russia could obtain nuclear weapons including a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a new intercontinental cruise missile, and ‘a transoceanic torpedo.’
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