Name: Anonymous 2020-06-03 20:32
Putin signs the new law, allowing him to nuke anyone at his leisure, without any reason. No jokes. Here is the official document from the Russian government's site:
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202006020040?index=0&rangeSize=1
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202006020040?index=0&rangeSize=1
The new document de facto buries the principle of "reciprocal-strike," which Moscow has put at the forefront since Soviet times.
According to the “Fundamentals of the State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence”, Russia can launch nuclear missiles without a direct strike on its territory - in case the adversary has “an impact on critical important state or military facilities”.