Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, reflects Putin’s readiness to threaten use of the country’s nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago (22 children)

I'm from the only country that has ever dropped a nuke in anger. I bear some of the weight of that. It's real to me.

Everyone knows Russia is just posturing, but it still personally offends me on a moral level.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 0 points 12 hours ago (16 children)

They aren't though. They can drop a few nukes without suffering nuclear retaliation. Any nukes fired at Russia automatically triggers a full scale Russian launch.

So while Russia could nuke others, others cannot nuke Russia, not without triggering the end of the world.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago

Maybe the end of a bunch of capitol cities

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