Doctrine and Nuclear Weapons: Massive Retaliation and Vladimir Putin

Stated Doctrines Are Deterrents not Policies

Hi All,

I thought this week I would return to the question of the changes in Russia’s publicly stated nuclear weapons doctrine. These changes were announced (or at least trialled) last week and caused a little storm of reaction . I even received contact from different members of the press asking for comments about whether nuclear war was now more likely …