saying the united states, publicly saying the united states does not take lightly the threat posed by russia to use a nuclear weapon in ukraine. do you think that if russia is learning of unpredictable consequences, that is what that message could mean? kate, i used to work at the cia. i don t work there anymore. i ll let the cia director characterize our current intelligence. but i ll say a couple things. both of which shouldn t have to be said in the year 2022. number one. the use of any kind of weapon of mass destruction, be it chemical, be it biological, be it god forbid, a nuclear weapon, would constitute the height of irresponsibility, and number two, the use of wmd would elicit a cascade of consequences, not only from the united states, but from our partners and allies around the world. president biden himself has warned that there would be strong consequences for any such use. i ll also say this. we are constantly monitoring