Ben Wallace on urgent trip to Washington as fears grow Putin could launch nukes

The Defense Secretary made the trip amid fears that Putin could detonate a nuclear weapon. Mr Wallace traveled to the US to discuss 'shared security concerns', as Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the topics of discussion were 'beyond belief' Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (

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Defense Secretary Ben Wallace embarked on an urgent trip to Washington amid fears Vladimir Putin might detonate a nuclear bomb over the Black Sea.

Comments from Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the conversations Wallace would have earlier in the day were "incredible" after his trip on Monday.

Mr. Heappey said these were "the kind of conversations that [are] really amazing" and remarked "the fact that we are at a time when these kinds of conversations are needed".

The quickly organized meeting will see Wallace travel to the US capital to discuss "shared security concerns".

Little other information about the meeting was shared, and US and UK officials provided few details.

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A defense source said, "The Secretary of Defense is in Washington DC to discuss common security issues, including Ukraine.

"He will visit his Pentagon counterpart and senior White House officials."

US Pentagon Press Secretary Brigadier General Patrick Ryder added, "He is here today to discuss the situation in Ukraine and joint US and UK efforts to support Ukraine, as well as to, once again, reaffirm the transatlantic ties and the cooperation -operation that our two countries share when it comes to issues l...