Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
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President Vladimir Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, following U.S.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/28311786

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, reflects Putin’s readiness to threaten use of the country’s nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine.

  • Zron@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Just because it’s not mechanically automatic, does not mean it’s not a launch on warning system.

    The key phrase there is “it does not rely on a launch-under-attack policy to ensure credible defense”

    If the US detects a ICBM launch, it will launch a response. It does not matter if the thing that presses the button is a person or an automated program.

    Launch on warning just means a country won’t physically absorb a nuclear strike before launching, but will launch if an enemy launch is detected. It has nothing to do with automatic launch systems.