Vladimir Putin signed an updated version of Russian nuclear doctrine — “Foundations of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Area of Nuclear Deterrence”.
Vladimir Putin signed an updated version of Russian nuclear doctrine — “Foundations of the State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Area of Nuclear Deterrence”.According to the document: While Russia considers nuclear weapons a means of deterrence, the use of which is an extreme and forced measure, Moscow may unleash them in case of aggression against Russia or Belarus that creates a critical threat to territorial integrity, as well as in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction.
