The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasised on Wednesday that preventing a nuclear war that would have “catastrophic repercussions” is “the utmost priority” in the wake of the tense situation between Moscow and the West regarding Ukraine.
According to France Press, “We are strongly persuaded that in light of the current and challenging situation – as a result of irresponsible and unmatched measures intended to undermine our national security – the highest priority is to avert any military collision between the nuclear forces.”
Additionally, Moscow urged other nuclear powers to “give up risky attempts to infringe the fundamental rights of others.
“It is interesting that on October 29, Alexander Grushko, the deputy foreign minister of Russia, declared that his nation’s nuclear doctrine was unambiguous and did not allow for any room for interpretation.
Grushko said that Moscow takes into account its military planning, to update the US nuclear bombs spread in Europe, adding: “We cannot ignore the plans of updating nuclear weapons, those free bombs in Europe.
Additionally, he observed that “the United States is trying to update it, improve its precision, and decrease the strength of its nuclear cargo, that is, it converts these weapons into weapons used in the war, and therefore reduces the minimum nuclear spread,” he stated.
It is noteworthy that President Vladimir Putin warned the West that he was not lying when he suggested he was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend the security of Russian territory on September 21, during a speech in which he announced the first partial mobilisation of reserve soldiers in the nation since World War II.
What happened at the time sparked a wave of warnings that has persisted to this day despite all previous and subsequent Russian clarifications that they did not threaten Ukraine with a nuclear attack and that the use of such a destructive weapon is subject to strict and well-defined regulations in their security doctrine.
According to the Union of American Scholars, based on the quantity of nuclear warheads it possesses—5977 as opposed to 5428—Russia has the greatest nuclear force in the world.
The American military has roughly 200 tactical nuclear weapons, half of which are stationed in locations in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The Russian military also has about 2000 tactical nuclear weapons operationally.
Russia: Preventing any military conflict between nuclear forces is the top objective.
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