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(The Guardian) Australian army chief warns Putin’s nuclear threat must be taken ‘very seriously’
Australia’s new army chief Lieutenant General Simon Stuart has warned the prospect of nuclear war in Europe must be taken “very seriously”, as the world enters a strategic era different to the past 80 years.
In an interview with the ABC Stuart was asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent threat to use nuclear weapons was a real possibility. He said: I think we have to take it very seriously. We live in an era of strategic competition where the great powers are nuclear-armed is something that we need to understand, because it is different to the strategic environment we’ve been living in for the past 80 years.
Earlier this week, during the Land Forces conference in Brisbane, Stuart said that restoring trust in the army following the Brereton inquiry is one of his immediate priorities in his new role.
Australia’s new army chief Lieutenant General Simon Stuart has warned the prospect of nuclear war in Europe must be taken “very seriously”, as the world enters a strategic era different to the past 80 years.
In an interview with the ABC Stuart was asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent threat to use nuclear weapons was a real possibility. He said: I think we have to take it very seriously. We live in an era of strategic competition where the great powers are nuclear-armed is something that we need to understand, because it is different to the strategic environment we’ve been living in for the past 80 years.
Earlier this week, during the Land Forces conference in Brisbane, Stuart said that restoring trust in the army following the Brereton inquiry is one of his immediate priorities in his new role.
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