Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday called out Russian President Vladimir Putin for what she labeled his “absurd” claims touting his country’s nuclear firepower against the United States.
In a bellicose state-of-the-nation speech earlier this week, Putin said his new nuclear weapons have made NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense system “useless,” and are a signal to Western powers that efforts to hold Russia in check have failed.
He also showed a video appearing to depict missiles obliterating Florida.
Despite the blaring headlines that emerged from the address, Rice suggested Friday that Putin’s address did not reflect any new threats.
“He apparently had pictures of being able to hit Florida—they’ve been able to hit Florida since 1980,” Rice countered on “Fox & Friends” Friday. “So sometimes he says really absurd things and we just need to call him on it.”
Rice, who served as secretary of state under former President George W. Bush, also said the U.S. missile defense program is largely intended for other countries.
Source :- foxnews
In a bellicose state-of-the-nation speech earlier this week, Putin said his new nuclear weapons have made NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense system “useless,” and are a signal to Western powers that efforts to hold Russia in check have failed.
He also showed a video appearing to depict missiles obliterating Florida.
Despite the blaring headlines that emerged from the address, Rice suggested Friday that Putin’s address did not reflect any new threats.
“He apparently had pictures of being able to hit Florida—they’ve been able to hit Florida since 1980,” Rice countered on “Fox & Friends” Friday. “So sometimes he says really absurd things and we just need to call him on it.”
Rice, who served as secretary of state under former President George W. Bush, also said the U.S. missile defense program is largely intended for other countries.
Source :- foxnews
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