The United States on Putin’s nuclear rhetoric: it is “the height of irresponsibility”

The head of diplomacy United StatesAntony Blinken on Wednesday called the “provocative” nuclear rhetoric of Vladimir Putin as “the height of irresponsibility”, days after the Russian president put his strategic forces on alert after invading Ukraine.

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that rhetoric “it is dangerous, increases the risk of calculation errors and should be avoided”, the Secretary of State underlined during a press conference.

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Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that The United States postponed a planned test launch of a ballistic missile, so as not to exacerbate tensions.

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“In an effort to demonstrate that we have no intention of engaging in any action that could be misconstrued or misrepresented, the Secretary of Defense has ordered that our scheduled Minuteman III ICBM test launch scheduled for this week be postponed.”Kirby said.

“We do not take this decision lightly, but to show that we are a responsible nuclear power”said.

“We recognize in this tense moment how critical it is that both the United States and Russia take into account the risk of miscalculation and take steps to reduce those risks.”, he added at a press conference.

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Source: Elcomercio

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