Tim Scott actually said...

"Ties between Russia and Turkey, a member of NATO, appear to be growing and solidifying."

"Should we be concerned about Russia implementing its 'escalate to dominate' strategy in Syria and threatening the use of low-yield nuclear weapons to ensure the survival of the Assad regime?"

"Russia's strategy to escalate to dominate is something this committee has heard about over the last 3 weeks several time."

"We believe that in order to deter Russia from using nuclear weapons on the battlefield, we should deploy a low-yield nuclear weapon on our ballistic missile submarines."