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Are talking about, the possible use of nuclear weapons by russia. realistically can you imagine a scenario in which that happens? i mean the word catastrophic doesn't seem strong enough. >> no, i know it's crazy we have to talk about these things. and you think of the devastation in ukraine right now is trevrpg, i mean it's a cake walk compared to what could be unleashed with nuclear forces. there is no comparison at all. it's utterly important we make sure it doesn't escalate. >> what could it look like? i mean i think people want to know what does that mean exactly. >> well, first of all, i ...

Defenses against a russian attack. dimitri, are you surprised there hasn't been a cyberattack? >> i was a little surprised. i was expecting a cyberresponse in retaliation for sanctions, though it makes sense. they got very bogged down in ukraine, the situation was very precarious for them, and it would make sense they would try to sort that out first before focusing their tones on the west. now may be the right time for them to do so in their thinking, because things are grinding to a stalemate. they understand the red lines for nato and america, and now they can focus on retailating for these...

Argument for months and years. "let's not do this in order not to provoke putin to escalate." this was the official western policy. "let's not do this or that so that putin doesn't escalate." where did we end up? ukrainian cities are being bombed. every day, missiles are being shot at various targets across the territory of ukraine. hundreds of civilians killed, tortured, raped. economy is being destroyed, economy of ukraine. so the entire logic of, "let's not do this in order not to provoke russia," is failed. it's flawed logic. so if anyone continues to think this way, then they're just help...

Minister, that that's not strictly true, is it? i mean, russia hasn't done some things yet which it could do, and which nato is clearly fearful of, and that includes nuclear options and other weapons of mass destruction options. i mean, there are ways putin could escalate further, and that's what nato continues to be fearful of. before 2a february, when russia attacked ukraine, again, i've been hearing this argument for months and years. "let's not do this in order not to provoke putin to escalate." this was the official western policy. "let's not do this or that so that putin doesn't escalate...

There's a lot of coral reefs in the area. a lot of important ecological systems, but there is a military presence. and by flying these military assets very close to that island, beijing is sending a message that they could, "a," take that small piece of taiwanese territory almost immediately. there wouldn't even be a fight to put up. because they would just be so overwhelmed. but the bigger, of course, question is, if beijing were to do that, then what could happen next? is the island of taiwan, the main island, under some sort of a threat? most analysts say, certainly not anytime soon, but th...