Russian military planners are serious about using nuclear weapons in limited military conflicts, a top U.S. general warned lawmakers Wednesday.

“I think it’s a part of Russian doctrine and their way of warfare, if you will,” General Curtis Scaparrotti, who leads U.S. European Command and serves as NATO’s supreme allied commander on the continent, told the House Armed Services Committee.

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