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>it has always been Russia's stated position that they won't hesitate to use nuclear weapons as first strike weapon... Nope. Again this is the direct opposite

>it has always been Russia's stated position that they won't hesitate to use nuclear weapons as first strike weapon... Nope. Again this is the direct opposite of the truth. Russia has a stated "No First Strike" policy. As does the USA. As does China. As does NATO. As do, I beleive, India, Pakistan and every other nuclear armed nation. It's one of the reasons [alongside MAD] that we've, so far, managed to avoid a nuclear conflict. Other commenters have hinted at Russia staging a false flag 'dirty bomb' incident, to justify making a nuclear response. That's an alarming thought. But I think it's equally alarming to see how we're being manipulated by the media into accepting some kind of limited nuclear conflict as inevitable and being pre-programmed to accept the "He hit me first!" jutification --especially as [see my other posts on what Putin actually did and didn't say] it seems like the Russian people are being similarly prepared for similar justification.

webmobdev 4y ago
Also came across this in an article from BBC ( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63414324 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63414324 ): "There is a risk of Russia using nuclear weapons. Not against Ukraine, but against the West," said Dmitry Suslov, a member of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defence Policy. "If a single American missile hits Russian military infrastructure inside Russia, we would make an historic jump towards nuclear Armageddon. According to official Russian nuclear doctrine, Russia would launch a strategic nuclear strike against the US and all Nato countries as soon as we witness the launch of Western missiles against our territory, no matter how they are armed. Then the whole planet will die."
988747 4y ago
"No first strike" might refer to "big guns", ICBMs. It is well known that Russia also as a doctrine of "escalate to deescalate" where they reserve right to use small, tactical nukes if they start loosing conventional war, and the territorial integrity of Russia is at stake. I guess they realized that their conventional armed forces are shit, and wanted an ace up their sleeve. https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-de-escalation-russias-deterrence-strategy/ https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-de-escalation-russi...
- webmobdev 4y ago
  As per Russian nuclear doctrine, if Russia is attacked, if it faces an existential threat, it reserves the right to use ... first use nuclear weapons. Source: https://youtu.be/DoOZF5hJmpo?t=2646 https://youtu.be/DoOZF5hJmpo?t=2646 (view from 44m:06s).
webmobdev 4y ago
> Nope. Again this is the direct opposite of the truth. Russia has a stated "No First Strike" policy. My statement is based on what a high ranking indian military official (who has directly trained with Russian strategic forces) has publicly said on this matter - https://youtu.be/pNHUDDqTgdI?t=515 https://youtu.be/pNHUDDqTgdI?t=515 (see at 8m:34s).

webmobdev 4y ago

Also came across this in an article from BBC ( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63414324 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63414324 ): "There is a risk of Russia using nuclear weapons. Not against Ukraine, but against the West," said Dmitry Suslov, a member of Russia's Council on Foreign and Defence Policy. "If a single American missile hits Russian military infrastructure inside Russia, we would make an historic jump towards nuclear Armageddon. According to official Russian nuclear doctrine, Russia would launch a strategic nuclear strike against the US and all Nato countries as soon as we witness the launch of Western missiles against our territory, no matter how they are armed. Then the whole planet will die."

988747 4y ago

"No first strike" might refer to "big guns", ICBMs. It is well known that Russia also as a doctrine of "escalate to deescalate" where they reserve right to use small, tactical nukes if they start loosing conventional war, and the territorial integrity of Russia is at stake. I guess they realized that their conventional armed forces are shit, and wanted an ace up their sleeve. https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-de-escalation-russias-deterrence-strategy/ https://globalsecurityreview.com/nuclear-de-escalation-russi...

webmobdev 4y ago
As per Russian nuclear doctrine, if Russia is attacked, if it faces an existential threat, it reserves the right to use ... first use nuclear weapons. Source: https://youtu.be/DoOZF5hJmpo?t=2646 https://youtu.be/DoOZF5hJmpo?t=2646 (view from 44m:06s).

webmobdev 4y ago

> Nope. Again this is the direct opposite of the truth. Russia has a stated "No First Strike" policy. My statement is based on what a high ranking indian military official (who has directly trained with Russian strategic forces) has publicly said on this matter - https://youtu.be/pNHUDDqTgdI?t=515 https://youtu.be/pNHUDDqTgdI?t=515 (see at 8m:34s).