Re: Putin sign new decree making everything nuclear clear for Russia's adversaries

In article <e887fdfb510767ea29e60b9a890a5ba8@www.novabbs.com>,
ltlee1 <ltlee1@hotmail.com> wrote:

"Russia exercises nuclear deterrence "in relation to a potential
adversary." The doctrine defines potential adversaries as "individual
states and military coalitions (blocs, alliances) that view the Russian
Federation as a potential adversary" that have nuclear weapons or
"significant combat potential of general-purpose forces."
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In addition, the doctrine separately lists military dangers, which
"depending on changes in the military-political and strategic situation
may develop into military threats to the Russian Federation", for the
neutralisation of which "nuclear deterrence shall be carried out".
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Such threats include:
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   enemy's possession of weapons of mass destruction that can be used
against Russia;
   enemy's possession of missile defence systems, medium- and
shorter-range cruise and ballistic missiles, high-precision non-nuclear
and hypersonic weapons, drones;
   the build-up of "general-purpose force groups that include nuclear
weapon delivery vehicles" near the borders of Russia or of its allies;
   the creation of missile defence and anti-satellite warfare systems
in space;
   the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of non-nuclear
states;
   the creation of new and expansion of old coalitions and military
blocs "leading to the approach of their military infrastructure to the
borders of the Russian Federation";
   actions of a potential enemy "aimed at isolating part of the
territory of the Russian Federation";
   enemy actions that could lead to environmental or social disasters;
   planning and conducting "large-scale military exercises near the
borders” of Russia;
   uncontrolled proliferation of weapons of mass destruction."
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https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/161212-putin-russianuclear-doctrine/

A Soviet mother gave three kopeks to her son. She said, "Go to the newsstand, get a copy of Pravda for your father,
Izvestia for me, and Komosol Pravda for you." The boy took the coins and headed out to get the papers. Along the way,
he saw his father who asked him where he was going. He told him, but the father shook his head and took the money from
the boy. "We don't need these. We have the radio." The boy went back to his mother and told her what her father had
said. She then gave him two kopeks and said, "Get Izvestia for me and Komosol Pravda for you."

"But what about father?"

"That's okay, he can wipe his ass with the radio."