Putin Signs New Doctrine Lowering Threshold for Russia Using Nuclear Weapons

President Vladimir Putin has said the revised doctrine might allow Russia to use nuclear weapons in the case of an attack using NATO missiles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin points during a meeting with foreign policy experts at a forum in Sochi, Russia, on Nov. 7, 2024. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a new doctrine lowering the threshold for using nuclear weapons, his spokesperson said on Monday.

The doctrine now states that an attack on Russia by any nation using conventional missiles supplied by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack.