Russia threatens nuclear weapon use if existence is endangered

The Kremlin has threatened to deploy atomic weapons if the corporeality of Russia, which has the astir atomic warheads, faces an existential threat.

President Vladimir Putin’s adjutant Dmitry Peskov pointed to the Federation’s atomic mentation successful an interrogation with the Swiss paper Die Weltwoche.

The diplomat described Russia’s atomic doctrine arsenic “bold, simple, and understandable,” saying it stipulates the conditions for the usage of nukes.

“If thing endangers the thought of the beingness of the Russian state, past atomic weapons volition beryllium used. Otherwise no,” Peskov asserted.

“The remainder of the statements are speculations,” the spokesperson added, successful notation to European capitals’ comments astir Russia’s imaginable to commencement a determination war.

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