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CIA director says US not taking Russian nuclear threat ‘lightly’

By Max Thornberry
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CIA director says US not taking Russian nuclear threat ‘lightly’

U.S. officials are skeptical of Russia’s nuclear threats but aren’t dismissing them completely.

CIA Director William Burns delivered a speech on Thursday in which he said the military struggles Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced in his attack in Ukraine could lead him to act rashly.

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