U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated that there is no current indication that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to use nuclear weapons, even as Ukraine has escalated its military capabilities by deploying U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles for limited strikes within Russian territory.
"We'll continue to remain vigilant in this regard," said Austin during an interview with NBC News. "But at this point, no, I don't see an indication that there's an imminent intent to use nuclear weapons."
