reduction of russia s military aims in ukraine or could lead to escalation there s a school of thought. peggy noonan wrote, the worse putin s army does on the ground, the greater risk he takes, an outlier move, such as using tactical nuclear weapons. again, i don t want to overstate that rick. i know it is one the pentagon takes at least seriously and watches for any signs of. putin can t lose, right? so, do you worry that as he gets more frustrated, that risk becomes greater? i don t worry about it, jim, but it is certainly a concern. i think the intelligence indicators are focused on what might create those kinds of uses of extreme weapons, weapons of mask destruction. so, i firmly believe that the u.s. government and nato is watching very closely for any indicators of the use of chemical or nuclear weapons and there will be a reaction to that, or preemption in some cases, if that happens. you know, folks the pundits