Dead Drop: March 15
TALK OF RUSSIA USING NUKES IS MUSHROOMING: This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview on state TV that he is ready to use nuclear weapons if he perceives a threat to the existence of Russia. But so far, he says “there has never been such a need.” And a new book by CNN anchor Jim Sciutto, The Return of Great Powers (reviewed in The Cipher Brief) reports that in late summer and early fall of 2022, U.S. leaders were far more concerned about the possibility of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine [...] More