Biden Administration’s Mismanagement Increases Risk of Russian Nuclear Strike: Former National Security Officials

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a press conference after attending a summit with leaders of post-soviet countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Astana on Oct. 14, 2022. Valery Sharifulin/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

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The lack of solid intelligence on Russian nuclear escalation doctrine under Russian President Vladimir Putin, combined with the diplomatic blunderings of the Biden administration, has created a dangerous nuclear standoff in Europe, according to former national security officials and experts.