Russia's Nukes Could Cause Massive Damage to US and World in Major War, US Intel Reports
16:27 25.03.2025 (Updated: 16:32 25.03.2025)
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Russia's nuclear arsenal could cause devastating damage to the US and the world in the event of a large-scale war, according to a US intelligence report.
Russia has seized the upper hand in the conflict with Ukraine and is on the path to gain concessions that it seeks, according to the Intelligence Community's 2025 Annual Threat Assessment, presented on Tuesday by US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard and her colleagues from CIA, DIA, FBI, and NSA.
"Russia in the past year has seized the upper hand in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and is on a path to accrue greater leverage to press Kyiv and its Western backers to negotiate an end to the war that grants Moscow concessions it seeks," the report read.
The report added that continuing the conflict perpetuates strategic risks to the United States and can potentially lead to the use of nuclear weapons, as well as result in increased insecurity among NATO allies, especially in Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe.
"Regardless of how and when the war in Ukraine ends, Russia’s current geopolitical, economic, military, and domestic political trends underscore its resilience and enduring potential threat to US power, presence, and global interests," the report stated.
More statements from the intelligence assessment:
Russia's combined nuclear and conventional military capabilities, along with its economic and military resilience, make it a formidable competitor, according to the report.
The US intelligence community assesses China as the most capable strategic competitor, the report adds.
US intelligence continues to conclude that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, the report notes.
"The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon," the report read, adding that the Iranian supreme leader has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003.
