A spokesman for the US National Security Council reacted to the expansion of the possibility of using nuclear weapons announced by Russia and criticized the “irresponsible rhetoric.”
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The White House on Tuesday condemned Russia’s “irresponsible rhetoric” following the review of its nuclear doctrine expanding the possibility of using atomic weapons, but insisted that this does not require a review of North American doctrine.
“This is yet another demonstration of the irresponsible rhetoric that Russia has demonstrated over the past two years.”a spokesperson for the US National Security Council told the French news agency AFP.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree on Tuesday that expands the possibility of using nuclear weapons, after the United States authorized kyiv to attack Russian soil with long-range missiles supplied by Washington.
Putin signs the decree that expands the possibilities of using nuclear weapons
The “strategic planning document” includes the “official position on nuclear deterrence,” “defines the military dangers and threats against which nuclear deterrence can be acted upon,” and guarantees a response to “aggression” by “a potential enemy.” ”, either against Russia or “against its allies.”
Putin had already warned, at the end of September, that Russia could use nuclear weapons in the event of a “massive launch” of air strikes against the country and that any attack carried out by a non-nuclear country, such as Ukraine, but supported by a nuclear-armed power, such as the United States, could be considered “joint” aggression, potentially requiring the use of nuclear weapons.
Source: Observadora
