US Intelligence Officials Taking Putin’s Nuclear Threat Seriously

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines (C) and other U.S. intelligence officials testify to members of Congress in Washington on March 8, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

U.S. intelligence officials said on March 8 that they’re taking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats seriously.

“It was very unusual. And we obviously take it very seriously when he’s signaling in this way,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the House Intelligence Committee in Washington.