Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the West’s claims against Russia regarding the lowering of the threshold for using nuclear weapons are unfounded. The department head’s remarks in his speech at the Xiangshan Forum are given as follows: TASS.
“Russia’s nuclear doctrine has not changed,” Shoigu said.
According to him, the use of nuclear weapons, as before, is allowed in two cases: in response to a nuclear attack by an enemy or in the event of a threat to the existence of Russia, even if conventional weapons are used against Russia.
In early October, President Vladimir Putin said: sees The need to lower the nuclear threshold in Russian doctrine: Today, there is no situation that would threaten the existence of the Russian state.
Before that, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov spoke on the sidelines of the regional seminar “Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Regime”. statedWork continues on the deployment of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus.
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