Russian President Putin: 'Hopes Nuclear Weapons Will Not Be Needed Against The Islamic State'

RT: ‘Hopefully, no nukes will be needed’ against ISIS – Putin

Vladimir Putin has praised the Russian cruise missiles fired against terrorists in Syria from the sea. He expressed hope that these weapons would not have to be armed with nuclear warheads.

Meeting in the Kremlin with Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, who reported the latest results of the anti-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) ops in Syria, the Russian president made a notable remark.

“We must analyze everything happening on the battlefield, how the weapons operate. The Kalibrs (sea based cruise missiles) and KH-101 (airborne cruise missile) have proved to be modern and highly effective, and now we know it for sure - precision weapons that can be equipped with both conventional and special warheads, which are nuclear,” Putin said.

“Naturally, this is not necessary when fighting terrorists and, I hope, will never be needed,” the president added.

WNU Editor: Russia's foreign minister had the following to say .... Russia Rules Out Use of Nuclear Weapons Against Terrorists in Syria (Sputnik). As to what is my take on all of this .... this was all done on purpose and caught on filmed to broadcast to the world. Putin is sending a message to the Islamic State and to those who support them .... if they use WMDs in a terror attack against Russia, Russia will respond in kind. This is a threat .... and all the powers in the region better heed it .... especially since Russia is convinced that countries like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Gulf sheikdoms are secretly supporting the Islamic State .... including the U.S..

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