Is This How a Nuclear War Begins?

It was a chilling threat from the embattled leader of the nation with the world’s largest
nuclear
arsenal: Attack any territory I claim as
Russian
, and all bets are off.“In the event of a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people, we will certainly make use of all weapon systems available to us,” said President
Vladimir Putin
in a
televised address
to the Russian people on Sept. 21 …