American and British nuclear weapons’ readiness has been called into question after a week of “irresponsible” verbal escalation between Nato and Russian leaders over troop deployments in Ukraine. Speaking to GB News, Erik Prince – founder of Unplugged, a former Navy Seal and founder of private military company Blackwater – said he “questioned how ready and tuned up America’s nuclear arsenal is” and warned of the dangers of making military tech assumptions. Responding to claims by Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russia’s nuclear stockpile was “in full combat readiness”, Prince said: “I question…