埼玉英語会英検１級・準１級　コミュのCIA director won't rule out Russia resorting to nuclear option

In his first major public address since becoming CIA director last month,
William Burns warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
“risk appetite has grown” in recent years.

In Thursday's wide-ranging speech, he also warned that a “pugnacious and
revisionist Russia” could become increasingly desperate as its invasion of
Ukraine drags on.

Burns said that the potential Russian use of low-yield nuclear weapons to offset
setbacks in Ukraine cannot be “taken lightly”, although there is little practical
evidence to reinforce such a concern.

The CIA director went on to praise the accuracy of US intelligence in Ukraine,
which he said was critical in solidifying the Western alliance and rallying
global support.

He added that democracies can use information-gathering “openly and creatively
” to discredit the false narratives of adversaries.