NEW: The U.S. should not rule out attacking Russia with ground troops or a nuclear weapons strike, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said today.
He is the second-highest ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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He is the second-highest ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Sen. Roger Wicker: “Military action could mean that we stand off with our ships in the Black Sea, and we rain destruction on Russian military capability.
"... I would not rule out American troops on the ground. We don’t rule out first use nuclear action.”
"... I would not rule out American troops on the ground. We don’t rule out first use nuclear action.”
Sen. Wicker's office did not offer comment on his remarks about ground troops and a nuclear strike on Russia, but an aide did direct this reporter to a separate interview he did with CNN this afternoon for additional context.
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In the CNN interview, Wicker said "the thing to do is not take anything off the table."
"You know, when it comes to our nuclear policy, if you’ll recall, we don’t take things off the table there."
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"You know, when it comes to our nuclear policy, if you’ll recall, we don’t take things off the table there."
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