Russia 'very unlikely' to use nuclear weapons, US intel chief

WASHINGTON: Russia is very unlikely to use its nuclear weapons, the top US intelligence official said on Thursday (May 4), despite past sabre-rattling from the Kremlin and the heavy casualties that eMoscow is enduring in its invasion of Ukraine. 'It's very unlikely, is our current assessment,' Director of

WASHINGTON: Russia is very unlikely to use its nuclear weapons, the top US intelligence official said on Thursday , despite past sabre-rattling from the Kremlin and the heavy casualties that eMoscow is enduring in its invasion of Ukraine.

Nuclear tensions between Russia and the United States have increased since the start of the conflict with Ukraine with Putin repeatedly warning that Russia is ready to use its nuclear arsenal if necessary to defend its"territorial integrity."

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