In his annual State of the Union address, Putin warned that Russia has the power to strike hostile targets, suggesting that dangerous actions by the West could trigger a nuclear war. This warning has aroused widespread concern in the international community. At the same time, the West has also hyped that Russia may lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, and even revealed a series of secret Russian military documents on the operational principles for the use of nuclear weapons.
According to reports, Russia's military documents indicate that the threshold for the use of its tactical nuclear ** is below the publicly recognized level. The documents include 29 secret Russian military documents from 2008 to 2014 on exercise scenarios and naval officers' presentations discussing operational principles for the use of nuclear weapons. According to the director of the Carnegie Berlin Center for Russia and Asia, this is the first time such a document has been seen by the outside world, showing that Russia has a low tolerance for the threshold for the use of nuclear **.
Among them, the report on the training of Russian naval officers proposes a set of criteria for a potential nuclear strike, including the invasion of Russian territory by the enemy, irreparable losses suffered by the army, etc. These scenarios are all considered factors that pose a significant threat to Russia. However, some Western experts still have doubts about the authenticity and operability of these documents. They noted that the source and authority of these documents were unclear and that some of the conditions seemed to be too broad and lacked concrete implementations.
Some experts point out that even if these documents reflect Russia's strategic thinking, they do not mean that Russia will easily use nuclear **. The use of nuclear weapons still requires political decision-making, and cannot be achieved by the standards set in some military documents alone. In addition, the likelihood of Russia using nuclear ** in the Ukraine conflict remains low, as this would trigger an escalation of regional conflicts and could lead to direct intervention by Western countries such as the United States, which is more risky for Russia.
Still, these discussions about Russia's nuclear threshold have raised concerns and concerns in the international community. Under the current tense international situation, all parties should remain calm and resolve differences through dialogue and consultation to avoid further deterioration of the situation. In particular, on the Ukraine issue, all parties should seek a political solution and refrain from taking actions that lead to the escalation of regional conflicts, so as to maintain regional and global peace and stability.
In general, although the issue of Russia's nuclear ** threshold has attracted some attention, it does not mean the outbreak of nuclear war. Political settlement and diplomatic dialogue remain the best way to resolve international disputes and regional conflicts, and all parties should work together to maintain regional and global peace and security.