- cross-posted to:
- ukraine@sopuli.xyz
- cross-posted to:
- ukraine@sopuli.xyz
Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Sunday.
The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a decree by President Vladimir Putin in 2020, says Russia may use nuclear weapons in the event of a nuclear attack by an enemy or a conventional attack that threatens the existence of the state.
Some hawks among Russia’s military analysts have urged Putin to lower the threshold for nuclear use in order to “sober up” Russia’s enemies in the West.
China would take upper Manchuria back. They already mark it as part of greater China on their maps, and ethnic Han people outnumber white people. China considers its loss part of its century of humiliation.
If Russia uses nukes, whatever occurs immediately, expect China to march north and not stop until they hit the Arctic. I consider this the best move for an aggressive China, way better than invading Taiwan. +Oil, +natural gas, +access to northwest passage
I read somewhere that the old Soviet government, likely during the Stalin era, has promised Chinese that they will delete the top 10 cities within minutes if the Chinese army marches north across the border.