GOP Senator Says Don't Rule Out First-Use Nuclear Attack On Russia

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A GOP senator who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee said in a Fox News interview while commenting on Tuesday's Biden-Putin virtual talks which focused on soaring Ukraine tensions he won't rule out a major American ground war with Russia.

Even more eye-brow raising was Senator Roger Wicker's (Mississippi) suggestion that the United States should not rule out "first-use nuclear action" against Russia in the event Moscow threatens Ukraine with a military offensive.





The perhaps beyond Dick Cheney levels of hawkishness was on display during an evening interview with Fox's Neil Cavuto. Wicker argued that nothing at all should be off the table when it comes to defending Ukraine's sovereignty - a country it should be remembered which is not a NATO member and Washington as no defense treaties with.

The further shock of it was the casual way in which nuking Russia was mentioned almost in passing during the Republican senator's comments. He said:

"Well, military action could mean that we stand off with our ships in the Black Sea and we rain destruction ... on Russia military capability. It could mean that we participate, and I would not rule that out.

I would not rule out American troops on the ground. Do you know we don’t rule out first-use nuclear action."