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HereForTheParty

(504 posts)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:35 PM Nov 19

Putin issues warning to United States with new nuclear doctrine

Source: Reuters

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks, and Moscow said Ukraine had struck deep inside Russia with U.S.-made ATACMS missiles.

Putin approved the change days after two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday that U.S. President Joe Biden's administration allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia.

Russia had been warning the West for months that if Washington allowed Ukraine to fire U.S., British and French missiles deep into Russia, Moscow would consider those NATO members to be directly involved in the war in Ukraine.

The updated Russian nuclear doctrine, establishing a framework for conditions under which Putin could order a strike from the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, was approved by him on Tuesday, according to a published decree.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-issues-warning-us-with-new-nuclear-doctrine-2024-11-19/

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Dan

(4,213 posts)
1. Thank God
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:38 PM
Nov 19

That we now have a stable genius that can solve everything coming into power early next year. What could go wrong?

We may all get much more than we bargained for with Trump.

paleotn

(19,808 posts)
2. Well, we have nukes too, Vlad. Lots of them and our actually work.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:45 PM
Nov 19

If anyone's going to be annihilated, you will certainly be one of the first, Pooty.

Bengus81

(7,697 posts)
3. All part of the BS show IMO,just like the neked pictures blah,blah....
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:50 PM
Nov 19

Then suddenly it will all be forgotten WHEN Trump takes office.

LymphocyteLover

(7,144 posts)
15. more or less... but hard to believe they'd nuke Kyiv... the seat of their orthodox church
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:24 AM
Nov 20

supposedly is why he's left Kyiv relatively unscathed with his terrorism

okaawhatever

(9,560 posts)
11. He has to escalate so he can credit Trump w/deescalating. Putin wants a way out. Trump will give it to him.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 10:41 PM
Nov 19

maxsolomon

(35,575 posts)
16. Along with 1/3 of Ukraine.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 02:31 PM
Nov 20

At a minimum.

Trump will fold immediately and declare himself a great statesman.

And his voters will applaud. If they even notice.

Cheezoholic

(2,668 posts)
12. Deep inside Russia? Really? Any body get where "deep inside Russia" is? Russia is fucking HUGE!!
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 10:53 PM
Nov 19

ATCAMS authorized range now is 190 miles. So, in pootynese, if Canadians fired ATCAMS at there max authorized distance at Albany NY from Montreal they would be striking "deep into the US", lmfao. What. The. Fuck. Ever!!!!!

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