This is a CBSI in the world. I'm John Bachelor. Nuclear weapons from 1940s through the 1960s they were tested above ground atmospheric tests and then they went to below ground underground tests of nuclear weapons part of the dialogue of the Cold War, including

demonstrations against nuclear weapon deployment in Germany as late as 1982. And now they're back. Leaked Russian military files reveal

criteria for nuclear strike. This is the Financial Times. That is the conservative business paper of the Pink One of Times, that is the conservative business paper, the Pink One, of London and Europe.

Subhead Doctrine for Tactical Nuclear Weapons,

Outline in Training Scenarios for an invasion by China.

That's what's significant here.

This is a document that may or may not influence decisions made now in Europe.

This is entertaining a scenario of these two partners,

unlimited partners, leading to war.

The classified paper seen by the Financial Times describe a threshold for using tactical nuclear weapons that is lower than Russia has ever publicly admitted, according to experts, reviewed and verified the documents.

I welcome Henry Sikalski, the Executive Director of the Non-Proliferation Policy Education

Center.

Henry, Mr. Putin has made remarks about nuclear weapons since near the

beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. Most recently, in an address to the

elite of Russia, he mentioned again nuclear weapons and he was particular about when and how.

These leaked documents come out about the same time.

I always am ready to ask the question, why do they want us to know this?

Good evening to you, Henry.

Good evening, thank you for having me.

The reason they want us to know is they know we are ringing our hands about the prospects of what President

Biden refers to as World War III and what former President Trump always was anxious about and that is

major war and nuclear weapons use produces nuclear war and war three. So they keep pressing that button in hopes that

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