Mitt Romney: The West must prepare for Putin’s worst weapons

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Mitt Romney: The West must prepare for Putin’s worst weapons
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Sen. Mitt Romney writes that if Vladimir Putin uses a nuclear weapon in Russia's war on Ukraine, 'Putin and his enablers should have no doubt that our answer to such depravity would be devastating.'

In this photo taken on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles roll in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat.Russia’s foreign minister and its ambassador to the United States have both signaled that Russia’s debacle in Ukraine could lead to a nuclear strike.

President Joe Biden is right not to have elevated our nuclear DEFCON level. Nor has the administration’s rhetoric stooped to Putin’s bait. In 2012, I noted that Russia was the biggest geopolitical adversary to the United States, and it clearly remains a source of great concern to both Republicans and Democrats. Given the magnitude of consequence of a nuclear strike, our potential options merit thought, by our leaders and by American citizens alike.

I disagree. Free nations must continue to support Ukrainians’ brave and necessary defense of their country. Failing to continue to support Ukraine would be like paying the cannibal to eat us last. If Putin, or any other nuclear power, can invade and subjugate with near impunity, then Ukraine would be only the first of such conquests. Inevitably, our friends and allies would be devoured by brazen, authoritarian nuclear powers, the implications of which would drastically alter the world order.

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