Russia lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons as war with Ukraine escalates

Nov 19, 2024

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor/Reporter), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)

One-thousand days into its war, Russia claimed that Ukraine is already using American made long-range missiles to fire deep into its country. In response, President Vladimir Putin amended Russia’s nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for using such weapons.

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“The Russian Federation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression with the use of conventional weapons against it, or the Republic of Belarus, which creates a critical threat to sovereignty or territorial integrity,” a Kremlin spokesman said, according to CNBC.

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The Russian defense ministry said Ukraine fired six U.S. made long-range ballistic missiles into the western part of Russia overnight on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The strike came after the Biden administration granted Ukraine permission to begin using U.S. long-range missiles to fire into Russian territory.

Reuters is now reporting Russia began mass production of mobile bomb shelters that can protect against shockwaves and radiation from a nuclear blast. The Emergency Ministry’s Research Institute said the fortified shelters can offer 48 hours of protection from explosions, dangerous chemicals, fires, falling debris and flying shrapnel.

The shelters look like shipping containers and have room for 54 people. They can be moved by truck, connected to water supplies and be deployed throughout vast portions of Russia.

Tags: Nuclear War, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear weapons, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine, Ukraine Defense Ministry

RUSSIA IS NOW CLAIMING THAT UKRAINE IS ALREADY USING AMERICAN MADE LONG-RANGE MISSILES TO FIRE DEEP INTO ITS COUNTRY. IN RESPONSE, PRESIDENT VLADAMIR PUTIN HAS AMENDED THE COUNTRY’S NUCLEAR DOCTRINE, LOWERING THE THRESHOLD FOR USING SUCH WEAPONS.
A KREMLIN SPOKESMAN IS QUOTED BY NBC NEWS AS SAYING THE UPDATED CODE NOW STATES “THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE EVENT OF AGGRESSION WITH THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS AGAINST IT OR THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, WHICH CREATES A CRITICAL THREAT TO SOVEREIGNTY OR TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY.”
THE RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY STATED THAT UKRAINE HAD FIRED SIX U.S MADE LONG-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY OVERNIGHT.
SUCH A STRIKE COMES AFTER THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION GRANTED UKRAINE PERMISSION TO BEGIN USING U.S. LONG-RANGE MISSILES IN ITS WAR WITH RUSSIA.
MEANTIME, REUTERS IS REPORTING RUSSIA HAS BEGUN MASS PRODUCTION OF MOBILE BOMB SHELTERS THAT CAN PROTECT AGAINST SHOCKWAVES AND RADIATION FROM A NUCLEAR BLAST. THE EMERGENCY MINISTRY’S RESEARCH INSTITUTE SAYS THE FORTIFIED SHELTERS CAN OFFER 48 HOURS OF PROTECTION FROM EXPLOSIONS, DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AND FIRES, AS WELL AS FALLING DEBRIS AND FLYING SHRAPENAL.
THE SHELTERS LOOK LIKE SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND HAVE ROOM FOR 54 PEOPLE.
THEY CAN BE MOVED BY TRUCK, CONNECTED TO WATER SUPPLIES AND BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT VAST PORTIONS OF RUSSIA.
THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS CALLING THE MOBILE BOMB SHELTERS AN IMPORTANT STEP FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CITIZENS FROM VARIOUS THREATS, INCLUDING NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN-MADE ACCIDENTS.

Russia lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons as war with Ukraine escalates

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