Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new nuclear policy for the Russian Federation. The deterrence policy clarifies that Russia can use nuclear weapons in response to certain conventional attacks. This is roughly in-line with the 10-year policy document it replaced.
In addition to retaliating for conventional attacks, the document also says Russia could deploy a nuclear response to preempt an attack if “reliable information” emerges of a ballistic missile attack against Russia.
Russia’s policy almost perfectly mirrors that of the United States, the world’s other major nuclear weapons power, which has also long resisted pushes to adopt a “no first use” policy. Despite this, both the US and Russia maintain that their arsenals are chiefly for defensive purposes.
China has consistently reaffirmed a no-first-use policy. India likewise takes this position, but has suggested that they could change it in the future. Germany pushed NATO to adopt no-first-use as an alliance-wide policy, but this was rejected.
China will also ( have to ) mirror Russia’s policy……the only language the crazy warmongers in the US and at NATO understands.
The US has decades ago adopted a nuclear first strike policy and pushed NATO to Russia’s doorsteps and encircled China.
China and Russia will ( have to ) in the near future officially establish a defense alliance.
too late now we have them both surrounded and contained. both countries are afraid to launch a fleet with hostile intentions. we also know that russian citizens will not defend their homeland very successfully.
your damaged brain has both surrounded and contained your mind and senses.
my first grade teacher told me i had a diseased mind when i refused to duck and cover and told her that hiding under my desk would not help in the event of a nuclear attack.
Which one was it? I mean, you repeated, but was it the same teacher each time?
one teacher, one year in grade 1, one duck and cover exercise which i rebuffed and was responsible for having it discontinued there.
Was that like last year?
I believe The China Russia alliance was established in 1999 after they saw what happened to Yugoslavia . Only the China Russia alliance will last long after the North American Terrorist Organization falls apart presently known as NATO
it will be those commie hellholes that will fall apart. russia couldn’t even keep the ukraine in the fold. weak leadership and military.
russia’s nukes are so old and stale they would have trouble dislodging a tree stump.
Conventional forces exist to protect the nuclear forces; no surprises here.
Although, with thousands of nuclear weapons, even a fully realized U.S. Conventional Prompt Global Strike could not deny a Russian response in the hundreds of warheads.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R41464.pdf
It only take 100 Hiroshima bombs to destroy the world.
https://www.wired.com/2011/02/nuclear-war-climate-change/
Unlike the U.S., Russia won’t be using yields dialed back from the 20x Hiroshima Cold War nuclear warheads are said to average. Deterrence or an Operation Spoilsport does not require reduced power.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/why-b-61-12-bomb-most-dangerous-nuclear-weapon-americas-arsenal-32976