Russian leader Vladimir Putin is making headlines after implying that Moscow would adopt a first-strike nuclear policy, which he euphemistically called a “disarming strike.”
Putin's comments come days after he said the threat of nuclear war was rising.
Per Bloomberg:
“We're thinking about this,” the Russian president told reporters after a summit in Kyrgyzstan. “If we are talking about a disarming strike, perhaps we should think about using the approaches of our American partners,” he said, citing what he called US strategies to use high-accuracy missiles for a preventive strike.
The comments were Putin's second on the nuclear issue this week. On Wednesday, he said the risk of atomic warfare is rising and called Russia's arsenal “a deterrent factor” in conflicts. Russia's doctrine currently envisions using nuclear weapons as a last resort in the event of a threat to the state's existence.
The US and its allies have denounced Putin for what they call nuclear saber-rattling over his invasion of Ukraine. Russia blames the West for raising the issue first, although Kremlin officials began the threats.
Over the past week, Putin has unleashed a new wave of missile and drone attacks primarily directed at Ukrainian infrastructure.
Ukraine has struck back with unprecedented raids deep inside Russia.
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Resume MAD from Cold War 1 days?
It never stopped!!! Only the rhetoric changed!!
What’s the problem? From what I understand, the US neoCON warmongers changed the US policy from NO FIRST USE to we will do a FIRST USE some time back. This article is like the pot calling the kettle black.
All “sides” talk out their asses!! If one or another “side” thought they could do it without getting hurt… they would do it!!!
All this just because he crapped his pants???
Be careful. His #2 is worse than he is. He is the one who stated they would use Tactical nukes without regard to what the West thinks. Sometimes the devil you know…