by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan:
Navy Admiral Charles A. Richard, who is the United States Strategic Command chief confirmed that the Pentagon is taking the Russian nuclear threat seriously. He said that for the first time since the Cold War, nuclear war is possible.
He began by acknowledging that “All of us in this room are back in the business of contemplating competition through crisis and possible direct armed conflict with a nuclear-capable peer.” Richard made the comments while speaking at a national security panel event titled: “America Under Attack—Defending the Homeland” held in Maryland. He also responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks in which Putin claimed Russia would use “all defense methods” if its territorial integrity is threatened.