In his latest message on the threat of nuclear war, Mr.
Putin said Russia would strike back against any such threats.
But he hoped that Russia's sophisticated nuclear missiles
would be a deterrent and he assured that “we are not going to brandish these
weapons like a razor, running around the world”.
“We have not gone crazy,” Putin told a human rights meeting
at the Kremlin.
“We are aware of what nuclear weapons are. We have these
means, they are in a more advanced and modern form than those of any other
nuclear country, this is obvious.”
“In terms of the threat
of nuclear war, you are right, such threat is increasing,” he said.
“As for the idea that Russia wouldn’t use such weapons first
under any circumstances, then it means we wouldn’t be able to be the second to
use them either — because the possibility to do so in case of an attack on our
territory would be very limited.”
Mr. Putin said Russia had a strategy “namely, as a defense”.
“We consider weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons —
it is all based around the so-called retaliatory strike — that is, when we are
struck, we strike in response,” he said.
The Political Eye
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