China News Agency, Moscow, June 2 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the document "Basic Russian National Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence" on the 2nd. The document stipulates that Russia pursues defensive nuclear deterrence and treats nuclear weapons as a deterrent force, which is only used as a last resort.
The document was published on the Russian National Legal Information Network that day. According to TASS news, the document is a strategic planning document in the field of defense, reflecting official views on the nature of nuclear deterrence.
Documents show that Russia maintains its nuclear power at a level sufficient to ensure nuclear deterrence. Russia will take all necessary efforts to reduce the nuclear threat and prevent the deterioration of relations between countries that may cause military conflicts, including nuclear wars.
The document stipulates that Russia can use nuclear weapons under the following circumstances, that is, when using nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction against Russia and allies; when non-nuclear aggression against Russia threatens the existence of Russia and the Russian nuclear counterattack force; it receives Russian territory Or (and) when the territory of the Russian Allies will be attacked with accurate information on ballistic missile attacks; when Russia’s extremely important country or military installation is affected by the enemy, causing the Russian nuclear strike force to be paralyzed.
In addition, the document refers to potential opponents assembling conventional force regiments with nuclear weapons vehicles near the borders of Russia and its allies; countries that regard Russia as a potential opponent deploy ballistic missile defense systems, medium- and short-range cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, with high precision Non-nuclear supersonic weapons, offensive drones, and directed energy weapons; the establishment and deployment of anti-missile weapons and strike systems in space are considered military threats to Russia.
The documents show that the Russian President can inform other countries and international organizations of the decision to use nuclear weapons and the facts of using nuclear weapons when necessary.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia gave up its commitment not to use nuclear weapons first in 1993, strengthened nuclear deterrence and expanded the scope of nuclear defense to CIS countries that maintain a collective security treaty with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stressed that nuclear weapons are still the foundation of Russia’s national security and a guarantee for maintaining peace under current geopolitical conditions.
At present, Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal, and it can carry out nuclear counterattacks by means of sea, submarine launch, land, and air. (Finish)