The revamped nuclear doctrine lowers the threshold for using Russia's atomic arsenal, allowing potential nuclear retaliation against a conventional attack by a nonnuclear nation backed by a nuclear power.
The document outlines circumstances under which Putin may employ nuclear weapons, emphasizing that even U.S.-supplied conventional missiles used in Ukraine might provoke a nuclear response.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that strikes on Russian territory, possibly involving U.S. weapons, could trigger a nuclear response, reflecting the severe tone of the updated doctrine.
The latest version of Russia's nuclear doctrine, first introduced in 2020, has evolved amidst ongoing tensions from the Ukraine conflict, underscoring the increasingly aggressive posture of Moscow.
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