USA He assured this Thursday that there is “no reason” for which I must modify its nuclear doctrineeven after the recent announcements of Russia.
At the beginning of the week, Vladimir Putin approved a decree authorizing the use of atomic weapons against non-nuclear States, as long as they have the support of powers that do have these arsenals. With this change, the threshold for response with this type of weaponry was reduced, as would be the case of the launch of a ballistic missile by the allies against Russia by Ukraine, which is already considered a reason to apply this doctrine.
The news came out after USA allowed Volodimir Zelensky’s troops to fire their long-range projectiles ATACMS in enemy territory, just as the United Kingdom did days later, with the Storm Shadow.
Presidential spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre stated, however, that the Kremlin used this step only as a excuse to follow through on a decision that he had been wanting to implement for months, which is why it is not considered a latent threat.
“Russia has signaled its intention to update its doctrine for several weeks. “We have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture or doctrine in response to these statements,” he said before recalling that these modifications are part of “the same irresponsible rhetoric” that Moscow has used since the beginning of the war.
Likewise, Jean-Pierre referred to the impact of the new Oreshnik-type medium-range ballistic projectile this Thursday, in the city of Dnipro, and accused the enemy of promoting an aggravation of the conflict. “The escalation at every step comes from Russia”he insisted.
Between 05:00 and 07:00, Ukraine reported an attack in the center of the country with what was initially believed to be a intercontinental ballistic missile. Hours later, however, Putin himself gave a television speech in which he offered details of the operation and ratified his threats against the West.
“In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons on November 21 of this year, the Russian Armed Forces launched a combined attack on one of the facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex (…) with one of the new Russian medium-range missile systems (…) in non-nuclear hypersonic configuration“, he began by saying, before mentioning that due to its speed of Mach 10 – that is, between 2.5 and 3 kilometers per second – air defense systems are incapable of intercepting it.
He then reminded the world that, following the authorization of the allies to kyiv, his country reserves the right to attack military targets of the countries involved in the Ukrainian defense. “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against the military installations of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our installations.”. “In the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond with the same decision,” he added.
“We are prepared for any development of events. If anyone doubts this, they are wrong. There will always be an answer.”insisted on its closure.
(With information from AFP and EFE)
