Russia-Ukraine WAR

President Putin Oultines New Nuclear Doctrine

President Vladimir Putin held his first public meeting of the Security Council on nuclear deterrence. At the meeting, he announced a number of clarifications regarding the conditions for Russia to use nuclear weapons.

 

  • The draft of the updated nuclear doctrine of Russia expands the category of states and military alliances in relation to which nuclear deterrence is carried out.
  • Aggression by any non-nuclear state against Russia with the support of a nuclear power will be considered an attack on Russia.
  • Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression against Belarus.
  • Reliable information about a massive launch of air and space attack weapons towards Russia will entail a nuclear response. These include strategic and tactical aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, hypersonic and other aircraft.
  • A critical threat to Russia’s sovereignty, including by conventional weapons, will be grounds for a nuclear response.
  • The nuclear triad remains the most important guarantee of security for Russia and its citizens. And also an instrument for maintaining strategic parity and balance of power in the world.
  • Russia is obliged to take into account the emergence of new sources of military threats and risks for itself and its allies. The clarification of the Russian military doctrine is verified and proportionate to the threats.
  • Russia takes a highly responsible approach to nuclear weapons issues and strives to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and their components.
  • Clarifications to the principles of Russian state policy in the area of ​​nuclear deterrence have been agreed upon with the President of Belarus as a member of the Union State.

Russian Nuclear Force Structure

According to a recent nongovernmental estimate, Russia has around 1,710 deployed nuclear warheads based on a triad of strategic delivery vehicles roughly consisting of 326 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), 12 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) with 192 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), and 58 strategic bombers.

 

Russia has not exchanged official data with the United States about the structure of its strategic nuclear forces since 2023.

 

Russian officials have stated, however, that Russia continues to abide by New START limits, thus maintaining rough parity with U.S. strategic nuclear forces.

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