Nuclear Option

Of course, these media outlets are "Russian-sponsored" according to the US government, so it's probably all "disinformation" as part of Russia "hybrid warfare," right?

Reading on, it's really about justifying the 1.5 trillion budget to upgrade the US nuclear capability.

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
STRATCOM Casually Posts Context-Free Tweet About Nuclear War Being Seen as ‘Least Bad Option’

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This post is mostly about the nuclear threat coming from a shift in US policy away from MAD and parity to a first strike killer-shot and the Russian response.

Strategic Culture Foundation (allegedly Russian state-sponsored media)
Russia Increases Its Defense, While U.S. Backs Down From Provoking WWIII

Eric Zuesse

File under, Do You Know What Your Government Is Doing?

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Responsible Statecraft
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Anatol Lieven

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Sputnik International
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