Russia needs to improve the new missile system more than its nuclear doctrine, according to the Russian president
The introduction of the Oreshnik missile system in Russia reduces to a minimum the need to use nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
Putin made the remarks on Tuesday at a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights.
Russia is not tightening, but improving its nuclear doctrine, Putin said regarding the recent update to the country’s nuclear posture. He explained that Russia needs to improve its new missile system more than it does its nuclear doctrine.
“What we need now is not to improve the nuclear doctrine, but the Oreshnik, because, if you look at it, a sufficient number of these modern systems… simply put us on the brink of virtually no need to use nuclear weapons,” the president stated.
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