John Bolton says the US needs to make it clear that Putin is 'signing a suicide note' if he uses nuclear weapons

If Putin were to order the use of nuclear weapons, the US should make it clear that it would eliminate him, according to JohnBolton.

On Tuesday, he called into LBC. When Marr asked what the US, NATO, and the West should do if Putin were to use nuclear weapons, the focus should be on discouraging him from doing so.

If Russian forces collapsed in Ukraine or if Putin found himself in dire straits, he could use nuclear weapons. He said that the US should be clear that it would be responsible for someone ordering a nuclear strike.

If Putin were to order the use of a tactical nuclear weapon, he would sign a suicide note. If he gets into extreme circumstances, that may be what it takes to deter him.

We cannot reach him without being silly about this. "We can't get him, we can't hold him accountable," Marr said.

I think we can get him. I think he's aware of that.

Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's Quds Force, can be asked if someone is a threat to the US. Soleimani was killed in a US air strike in 2020 while fighting the US.

Missile strikes from Russia hit several Ukrainian cities, including the country's capital, on Monday. The attack on the bridge came after the bombing on Saturday. Putin labeled a Ukrainian terrorist attack after an explosion.

In late September, Putin announced that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine. Military experts think that the annexations are a sign that Putin is going to escalate.

The director of the CIA said in an interview that it was difficult to tell if Putin was bluffing about his willingness to use nuclear weapons. Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former CIA Moscow station chief, said it would be foolish for Western leaders to think of Putin's threats as saber-rattling.