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Rubio invokes Russia's nuclear arsenal in warning remark

Original: Marco Rubio on Russia: “Russia possesses a large number of nuclear weapons. Perhaps people don’t remember that. It’s imp

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Russia "possesses a large number of nuclear weapons. Perhaps people don't remember that. It's important." Critics pushed back immediately, arguing nobody has forgotten Russia's nuclear arsenal and that atomic weapons are not a license to invade neighboring countries or bomb civilians. The remark is being read as either a pointed reminder to Moscow or, in the eyes of critics, an unwelcome nod to Russian intimidation.

Why now: Rubio's framing of Russia's nuclear arsenal struck many as legitimizing nuclear intimidation amid the ongoing war in Ukraine

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• Marco Rubio on Russia: “Russia possesses a large number of nuclear weapons. Perhaps people don’t remember that. It’s important.” Nobody has forgotten Russia’s nuclear arsenal, Mr. Rubio. But nuclear weapons are not a license to invade neighboring countries, bomb civilians, or · AnatoliUkraine · 713

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