warned it may pull out of the new start deal, and both countries still have huge arsenals. america has an estimated 5,428 weapons, russia an estimated 5,977. all of which is why we re looking to history and the present. it s not the first time this has happened. it s happened several times during the cold war. it never, of course, led to nuclear war. but i can t say how this is a positive development for the ukraine crisis. that is perhaps an understatement. and today, russia blamed various comments by the west for its nuclear escalation. the kremlin spokesperson said. now, it seems unlikely that one comment by liz truss is the reason putin feels the need to flex his military muscles. his troops are on day five of this war. kyiv hasn t fallen the west is united, and so he raises the stakes.
america has an estimated 5,428 weapons, russia an estimated 5,977. all of which is why we re looking to history and the present. it s not the first time this has happened. it s happened several times during the cold war. it never, of course, led to nuclear war. but i can t say how this is a positive development for the ukraine crisis. that is perhaps an understatement. and today, russia blamed various comments by the west for its nuclear escalation. the kremlin spokesperson said. we believe such statements are absolutely unacceptable. i would not call the authors of these statements by name, although it was the british foreign minister. now, it seems unlikely that one comment by liz truss is the reason putin feels the need to flex his military muscles. his troops are on day five of this war. kyiv hasn t fallen the west is united, and so he raises the stakes. this is a reminder of almost soviet era brinksmanship, nuclear brinksmanship like we had
they want to see if europe can shield the u.s. sanctions. the patience ran out and strategy is much more aggressive. a strategy now that s taken over by the supreme leader. who both believe that iran has to negotiate and all the flexing of military muscles these days. give me your assessment. are we back on an escalating path of what we see play out? i am not sure we are on an escalating path considering the system that we brought down was probably a very small scale surveillance craft. of course now that the iranians are denying it, it is up to us to cover that drone and determine that. there is something you need to understand of the strait of hormuz. i requires you to transit right down the middle of that. these activities by the iranian
you make it look like you are only down 3%. rick: so in the last hour, are we going to see another crazy ride? do you want to make that prediction? come on, be brave. rick: i m going to quit while i m ahead. the number 600 is in my head. i m just going to throw that out there. positive or negative? the clock does strike 12 twice, you know. rick: from fox business, thanks. heather: let s talk about russia flexing its military muscles. vladimir putin overseeing the testing of hypersonic nuclear capable missiles. the kremlin claims that they can strike anywhere in the world and easily evade missile defense systems. senior foreign affairs correspondence, life for us in milan. what about this new weapon? tested yesterday. yeah.
forcefully against the trump administration saying their ties to iran are legitimate and don t believe the u.s. should be infringing on the ties. meanwhile the iranians roadway main in defiance and flexing their military muscles. one things they did at the drills is test a new sur false to air missile system. which has a range of 100 miles and new and advanced radar. as cnn is reporting apparently the pentagon turned down a request by central command to beef up military resources of the united states in the persian gulf region. believing that possibly there could be a reaction by the iranians to the sanctions. there s no evidence of that happening at this point. one of the things the iranians threatened in the past and close the vital strait. to which 20% of the world oil is exported. so far no sign of that happening. something the u.s. feared could happen in the past. major impact.