The CIA’s assessment of the potential Russian readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine in the fall of 2022 corresponded to an intensifying Russian rhetoric regarding nuclear conflict due to the reshufflings at the front during that period.
The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns warned the West about concerns regarding the nuclear threat.
William Burns stated during a meeting with the head of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) on September 7 that Russian President Putin would continue to threaten direct confrontation with the West, but that these threats should not intimidate the West.
William Burns indicated that the CIA had assessed that Russian forces might have considered using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine in the fall of 2022 and that he was in contact with the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
The CIA assessment of the potential Russian readiness to use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine in the fall of 2022 corresponded to an intensifying Russian rhetoric regarding nuclear conflict due to the reshufflings at the front during that period.
However, this rhetoric was more part of a routine operation designed to deter Western security assistance to Ukraine rather than an indication of Russian readiness to use nuclear weapons.
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