JUNE 23 — Moscow may change the timing for use of its nuclear weapons if threats against Russia increase, the RIA state news agency cited Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the...
Chairman of the Committee on Defence of Russia's State Duma Andrei Kartapolov attends the International Maritime Defence Show ‘FLEET-24’ in Kronstadt near Saint Petersburg, Russia June 19, 2024. — Reuters picJUNE 23 — Moscow may change the timing for use of its nuclear weapons if threats against Russia increase, the RIA state news agency cited Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Russian lower house's defence committee, as saying today.
The former general's comments follow recent warnings by President Vladimir Putin that Moscow may change its nuclear doctrine, which lays out the conditions in which such weapons could be used. "If we see that the challenges and threats increase, it means that we can correct something in regarding the timing of the use of nuclear weapons and the decision to make this use," the agency quoted Kartapolov as saying.
Putin has also said Russia could test a nuclear weapon, if necessary, though he saw no need to do so at the present time. The heightened rhetoric on nuclear weapons comes as both Russian and US diplomats say that Russia's war in Ukraine, launched against its smaller neighbour in 2022, is in the most dangerous phase yet. — Reuters
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