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the picture shows russia's "sarmat" strategic nuclear missile

according to the u.s. consumer news and business channel website on september 7, u.s. central intelligence agency director william burns believes that the risk of russia using nuclear weapons on the battlefield in ukraine in the fall of 2022 is real, although he said the west should not be intimidated by russian president vladimir putin's threats.

according to reports, at the financial times weekend magazine event on the 7th, burns said in a conversation with richard moore, head of the british intelligence agency: "none of us should take the risk of escalation lightly."

“there comes a point in the fall of 2022 when i think there is a real risk that tactical nuclear weapons could be used,” burns said.

"but i have always believed, and that is the view of my own organization, that we need not be intimidated by this," he said.

according to burns' recollection, at the order of us president biden, he met with sergei naryshkin, director of the russian foreign intelligence service, at the end of 2022 to reiterate the "consequences" of nuclear escalation.

"we have been very direct on this issue," burns said on the 7th.

in the more than two years since the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian conflict, the kremlin has often said it would consider using nuclear weapons in a war. these hints have become louder since ukraine attacked russia's kursk region in early august.

the report pointed out that russia's official nuclear doctrine is defensive in nature and is based on the principle of deterrence. but after the ukrainian offensive on kursk, russian deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov said the kremlin was studying revising its nuclear doctrine.