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Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons while his military is at war in Ukraine. There is a chain of command in Russia when it comes to launching a nuclear strike. Photo/REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
On Wednesday, he said the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system should make Moscow’s adversaries stop and think twice about threatening Russia.
When announcing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine eight weeks ago, Putin warned the West not to interfere. “Any attempt to hinder it will lead to consequences you have never met in your history,” he said.
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A few days later, he ordered Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert or ready for combat.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said last month, “The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now returning to the realm of possibility.”
Whether Putin’s threat of a nuclear strike is real or just a bluff, here’s how Russia’s chain of command will work if it launches a nuclear strike, as quoted ReutersFriday (22/4/2022).
Who Decides to Launch a Nuclear Strike?
A 2020 document entitled “Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence” said saying that the Russian president took the decision to use nuclear weapons.
A small suitcase, known as a Cheget, is kept near the president at all times, linking him to the command and control network of Russia’s strategic nuclear forces. –
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