the red button vladimir putin?
In theory, it could, reports the British Skynews. Following the approval of changes to Russia’s nuclear doctrine earlier today, it now has that option.
In a thinly veiled warning to the West, he lowered the threshold for a nuclear strike, allowing Moscow to respond with nukes if attacked by any state using conventional weapons. This includes missiles, aircraft, and even drones.
Moscow now officially considers an attack on its soil by a non-nuclear power (read Ukraine) backed by a nuclear power (read America) to be a joint attack.
This is not the first time we have heard these threats.
And now, after months of weighing them up, Washington is finally bluffing Moscow.
There are compelling reasons why Russia will not follow, the British media believes.
Its main ally, China, will not tolerate it at first.
More importantly, though, Moscow is unlikely to risk incurring the ire of the new White House administration.
The signs so far, skynews reports, are that Donald Trump will keep his promise and seek a swift end to the conflict, which would likely benefit Russia.
