The CIA’s statement that the nuclear threat from Russia should be taken seriously comes as no surprise to a former Canadian Security Intelligence Service bureau chief.
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“The CIA has very good intelligence. Until the intentional or unintentional blunder of Donald Trump, where he burned one of the most important sources of the CIA, that is to say an informant who was in the intimate circle of Vladimir Putin, that shows to what extent the CIA has never ceased to take Russia as a permanent threat”, mentions Michel Juneau-Katsuya.
According to him, the Russian intelligence services were ready for any eventuality, even spies abroad might intervene thanks to democratic facilities.
“At the time, embassies and consulates were preparing for serious wars. We are talking regarding chemicals, bacteria, etc. We are dealing with an individual who is dangerous so they can use him even if it means sacrificing part of a territory which will be condemned because of the radioactive particles, ”said the former head of the office.
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