index. and of exercise. it is something they practice. it is something they are very comfortable with. they have never use them for real, other than in tests. so this is something, and i think it s why the biden administration, rightfully so, in my view, has had this concern on the back of their minds since the beginning of this conflict. susan glasser, the president also said here he is trying to figure out what is putin s off ramp. where does he find a way out here? where does he find himself in a position that he does not only lose face but also lose significant power within russia? that s the presidents quote. putin has backed himself into a corner. how does he get out of it? i think that is one of the words, when i hear off ramp and american officials talking about putin, because again and again and again, putin has showed over the last two decades that he is heedless, largely, of american efforts to guide him in any direction and off-ramps are not appreciated. one t
turn of events over the last year. max, when you think the president is speaking so freely about the use of nuclear weapons? i think what he was trying to do, don, was deter putin. he was trying to signal that even if putin were to use only a tactical nuclear weapon, it could still escalate into a strategic nuclear x change and a major nuclear war. i suspect he was trying to signal putin about the dangers of tactical nuclear use, but there is a danger intern in doing what biden said, because remember, what putin is trying to do is scare us. he is trying to make up for major reversals that his ground forces are suffering in ukraine as we speak. and eastern to scare us that unless we leave ukraine he may go nuclear. there s a thin line between during deterring putin and amplifying his threats, and i m not sure it s helpful to talk about nuclear armageddon or the