If chemical weapons are used against defenseless civilians, they would cause absolutely catastrophic casualties, children, old people, you name it, and that we would enter the war on the part of Ukraine if this happened, that ought to be a private but explicit message.
Joe Biden: “If chemical weapons are used against defenseless civilians, they would cause absolutely catastrophic casualties…”
On the recordMarch 24, 2022
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Biden warns about the consequences of using chemical weapons in the Ukraine conflict.
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