“Russia can do “Preemptive Strike” like America”: Putin made and clarified the nuclear strike statement.
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin indicated on Friday that Russia may conduct a preemptive strike to disarm the enemy if there is a clear threat of a nuclear attack. For this he can amend his military doctrine of not attacking first. Putin said this in response to a journalist’s question.
The journalist asked Putin to clarify his statement on the use of nuclear weapons earlier this week. On this, Putin said that Moscow is considering whether to adopt Washington’s preemptive strike concept.
“The United States is the first country to work on the concept of a preemptive strike. It is also developing a disarming strike system,” Putin told reporters in Kyrgyzstan. Putin said that Moscow may need to think about adopting American ideas “to ensure its security”. He said, “We are thinking about it now. If an enemy believes that a preemptive strike should be done, but we don’t, then it forces us to think about those threats.”
Putin claimed that Russia’s cruise missile and hypersonic systems are “more modern and more efficient” than those of the United States. On Wednesday, Putin warned that nuclear tensions are rising. Although he stressed that Moscow would not be the first country to deploy nuclear weapons, he added, “If we are not the first to use them under any circumstances, we will not be the second to use them.” ”
On the same day, the US State Department reprimanded the Russian leader, saying, “Any talk of nuclear weapons is absolutely irresponsible.” The decades-long nightmare of nuclear war has returned to prominence as Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February. This has greatly damaged global security after the Cold War.
