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Woodward Book Reveals Biden's 50% Nuclear Threat Assessment After Putin Threat

Oct 8, 2024, 06:32 PM

Bob Woodward's new book reveals that President Biden's national security team assessed a 50% chance of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine in 2022. Despite this significant threat, Biden chose to escalate the conflict. The book also details that U.S. intelligence supported this assessment, and Biden directly warned Putin of catastrophic consequences if nuclear weapons were deployed. Putin had threatened Biden with nuclear war in September 2022.