Russia announces conditions for using nuclear weapons Is it possible to encourage the United States to carry out nuclear disarmament negotiations? June 3, 18:03
Russia has announced that, as a condition of using nuclear weapons, it will obtain certain information regarding the launch of ballistic missiles against its own country. While negotiations over the extension of the US-Russia nuclear disarmament treaty, which is due in February next year, have not progressed, it seems that the United States urged the United States to respond by clarifying the conditions of use by the Russian side.
Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed the "Principles of National Policy on Nuclear Deterrence," which announced the new conditions for allowing the use of nuclear weapons, and published the full text on the government website.
Among these, as specific conditions for using nuclear weapons:
▽ Obtaining reliable information on the launch of ballistic missiles against Russia and its allies,
▽ Attacks by weapons of mass destruction such as nuclear weapons
, and
▽ Retaliation against the other country by nuclear weapons We
list four types of attacks on military facilities that prevent attacks and attacks by conventional weapons that threaten the survival of the nation.
It is the first time in 10 years for Russia to revise the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons, and according to the Russian media, it is the first time the full text has been published.
A new strategic weapons reduction treaty has been signed between the United States and Russia that limits the number of nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles, but the United States is planning to reduce nuclear disarmament before the deadline of February next year. Insistence on China being included in the framework, and negotiations over the extension of the treaty have not progressed.
Under these circumstances, Russia seems to have urged the United States to respond to bilateral negotiations by clarifying the conditions for using nuclear weapons.