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Putin’s Nuclear Doctrine Raises Alarms: What’s in the Plan?

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Shashi Tharoor Agrees with Putin on India's Independence

Vladimir Putin approved amendments to the nuclear policy on Tuesday, governing how the country will henceforth utilize its atomic weapons. The policy has changed significantly, and Russia now considers an assault by a non-nuclear state backed by a nuclear state to constitute a combined strike on it. Although the additional revisions were presented in September, … Read more

Russia Plans Nuclear Doctrine Update

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Russia Plans Nuclear Doctrine Update

Changes to Russia’s nuclear policy have been developed and would be codified when needed, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, expressing Moscow’s alarm about the latest US decision on missile strikes from Ukraine. “They (the reforms) are already basically formulated. They will be formalized as needed,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s press secretary, told the TASS state … Read more