July 26, 2025 | National Review
Trump Shouldn’t Fall for Russia’s Nuclear Bluster
It is time for Washington to stop giving these threats undue weight and instead expose their hollowness.
July 26, 2025 | National Review
Trump Shouldn’t Fall for Russia’s Nuclear Bluster
It is time for Washington to stop giving these threats undue weight and instead expose their hollowness.
Excerpt
Two days after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. and NATO allies would supply advanced weapons to Ukraine, the Kremlin responded with nuclear threats. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, reminded Washington that “Russia’s nuclear doctrine remains in effect, and thus, all its provisions continue to apply.”
While Peskov’s comments may spark concern among U.S. officials, they represent nothing more than an example of an age-old Kremlin psychological operation to deter Washington. The Trump administration should not fall for Putin’s saber-rattling.
RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery is the Director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Ivana Stradner is a research fellow at FDD.