Russian infantry on the move…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the US military remain a fundamental threat to Russia in a revised military doctrine just published and signed by the president Vladimir Putin.
The new edition of the doctrine decries the “reinforcement of NATO’s offensive capacities directly on Russia’s borders, and measures taken to deploy a global anti-missile defense system” in Central Europe.
The new version comes in the wake NATO’s decision to position troops in alliance member states like Poland or the Baltic states that border Russia.
The Russian doctrine remains primarily defensive in nature however , calling any military action by Russia justifiable only after all non-violent options to settle a conflict have been exhausted.
Russia’s new military doctrine also introduces the concept of “non-nuclear dissuasion” based on maintaining a high degree of preparedness of conventional military forces. Most worrisome perhaps Russia still reserves the “right to use” the country’s nuclear arsenal in the event of aggression against Russia or its allies, or in case of “threat to the very existence of the state.”
See video: Pre-emptive nuke strike an option for Russia? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCp9–hP08U
See video: Russia’s new military doctrine lists NATO, US as major foreign threats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs2GEr8Mw5k
A clarification was introduced in the Russian Federation Military Doctrine to comply with the Resolution of the Security Council of Russia of July 5, 2013. The amendments were approved by the Security Council on December 19, 2014. The President approved new edition of Military Doctrine on December 16, 2014.