James Clapper: “I think the Chinese are going to treat the Russians, somewhat analogously, to the way they treat the North Koreans.”

I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.

The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.

Given the broad distribution, low cost, and accelerated pace of development of this dual-use technology, its deliberate or unintentional misuse might lead to far-reaching economic and national security implications.

I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.