“The war in Ukraine increases the risk of a US conflict with a nuclear state – the future head of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, a candidate for the post of CIA director, said that the risk of a US conflict with a nuclear state is increasing due to the war in Ukraine. He also called the current situation the most difficult for US national security in history.”, — write on: unn.ua
The Russian-Ukrainian war continues, spreading devastation and increasing the risk for the US to be drawn into a conflict with a nuclear-armed country.
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According to Ratcliffe, the United States today faces “probably the most difficult environment for national security in the history of the country.”
Enumerating the threats to US national security, he specifically mentioned China’s desire for global dominance, transnational crime, the actions of Iran and North Korea, as well as the situation in the Middle East.
Increased coordination among America’s adversaries and adversaries threatens to exacerbate the threats each of them individually poses to us, and numerous terrorist groups and other non-state actors, some of which have even crossed our southern border, continue to pose a continuing threat to our people.
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Last November, Donald Trump announced the appointment of John Ratcliffe as CIA director in his incoming administration. Ratcliffe is known for his fight for the truth and the investigation of Hillary Clinton.