Nuclear nightmare: In front of a new “Cuba missile crisis” the planet – Putin changed doctrine and threatens the West

Sixty-two years after the Cuban missile crisis, relations and, once again, are at their worst and the nightmare of using nuclear weapons against the background of Ukraine is revived. Vladimir Putin approved the updated nuclear doctrine, saying that Russia could consider using if it undergoes a conventional missile attack against it supported by nuclear power. The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine has been underway for months – but its signature by Putin this week seems to be an answer to the Biden government that allows Ukraine to launch American long-range missiles deep into Russia’s territory. The updated doctrine, which describes threats that would cause Russia’s leadership to consider the possibility of a nuclear attack, said an attack with conventional missiles, drones or other aircraft could be considered to meet these criteria. He also said that any attack on Russia by a state that is a member of a coalition (see NATO) would be seen by Moscow as aggression against it by the entire coalition. A few weeks before the November U.S. presidential election, Putin ordered changes to nuclear doctrine to say that any conventional attack on Russia with the help of a nuclear force could be seen as a joint attack on Russia. The more than 1,000 days war in Ukraine sparked the most serious confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 – considered to be the closest that the two Cold War superpowers came to the brink of nuclear war. The Kremlin has warned that the use of missiles provided by the West by Ukraine against Russia could cause a nuclear response. Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, revealed Moscow’s stance during the daily briefing of journalists, as he was asked about the importance of changes in the nuclear doctrine approved today by Vladimir Putin. According to the state news agency Tass, he said that the document “regards the fact that the Russian Federation reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of an attack using conventional weapons against it”, where this is considered to have created a “critical threat to sovereignty or territorial integrity”. When asked by journalists whether Russia would consider the use of Western non-nuclear missiles by Ukrainian armed forces as part of an attack by a non-nuclear state with the support of a nuclear state and whether this would entail the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons, Tass said it replied: “Yes, this is being discussed.” In even higher tons Putin’s so-called “dog of war”, Dmitry Medvedev’s vice president said: “Russia’s new nuclear doctrine means NATO missiles launched against our country could be considered an attack by the bloc in Russia. Russia could retaliate with weapons of mass destruction against Kiev and key NATO facilities, wherever they are. This means World War III”. Russia’s new nuclear doctrine means NATO missiles firm against our country could be demated an attack by the Bloc on Russia. Russia could retaliate with WMD against Kiev and key NATO facilities, where they’re located. That means World War III. — Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) What the updating of the nuclear doctrine predicts – The aggression against Russia by any coalition member country (e.g. NATO) will be seen as aggression on the part of the entire bloc. – Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in response to the use of weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies. – Russia considers nuclear weapons as a deterrent, whose use is an extreme and mandatory measure – Russia can use nuclear weapons in the event of a critical threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of itself and Belarus; It establishes the criteria for threats, including availability of air defense systems, ultrasonic weapons, aggressive drones or nuclear arsenals, which could possibly be used against Russia and its allies. What was the Cuban missile crisis? The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted 13 days and took place in October 1962 between the U.S. and the then Soviet Union due to Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. Its historical significance lies in the fact that it brought the two superpowers of the time very close to a nuclear war. The reason for the crisis was the installation of Soviet missiles with nuclear warheads on the territory of Cuba, the Gulf of Pigs, an energy that was a response to the installation of American nuclear missiles on the territory of Great Britain, Italy and especially Turkey. The crisis began when an U2 American spy aircraft, photographed Cuba and revealed the existence of missile launch bases. On 22 October, the President of the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy in his address spoke of a danger of global nuclear war and announced that the U.S. Navy would impose a naval blockade on Cuba, proceeding to seizure of weapons, which Soviet vessels would attempt to surrender to Cuba. ASSOCIATED PRESS Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev referred to a violation of international law in response to warnings-threats, asking the American leadership to leave, proposing mutual retreat, of the USSR from Cuba and the US from Asia and Europe. UN Secretary General, Sithu y Thad, personally intervened: he sent messages to John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushtov and met the representatives of the two parties. On October 28, he announced that the missile facility in Cuba would cease, while already installed rockets would return to the Soviet Union. In return, Kennedy pledged that the U.S. would not invade Cuba, while secretly accepting the removal of American missiles on Turkish soil.