The Kremlin announced today that Putin has signed a decree approving the Foundations of State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence. “Today, a very important presidential decree was signed, which approves the Foundations of Russia’s State Policy in the Field of Nuclear Deterrence,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this morning, reported TASS, adding that the document had been published. “This is a very important document. Clearly, it requires in-depth analysis both in our country and, perhaps, abroad, too,” he stressed.
The fundamental principle of the doctrine is that the use of nuclear weapons is a measure of last resort to protect the country’s sovereignty. The emergence of new military threats and risks prompted Russia to clarify the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons, TASS reported separately.
