Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele lays a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on July 11, 2024. (Li Xiang/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow might use nuclear weapons if the West attacks Russian territory. (PHOTO: GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/KREMLIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Peter Huessy appears on the John Batchelor Show to discuss Putin leveraging the escalation gap by threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons.