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April 28, 2022

Kroenig in Byline Times on Russian nuclear threats

By Atlantic Council

On April 28, deputy director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Matthew Kroenig was quoted in an article in the Byline Times titled “The Nuclear Threats to America & Biden’s Presidency.” Kroenig outlines scenarios where Russia may use more than the threat of nuclear weapons.

In fact, I think Putin would use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, for example, as a last resort in a desperate effort to stave off an embarrassing military defeat.

Matthew Kroenig

Forward Defense develops and shapes policy solutions that build US military power to deter war and secure the future.

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