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Russia is changing its nuclear doctrine - atomic coercion, Ukraine and the nuclear threshold

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    Description from Perun's YouTube page. Links get shortened by YouTube and do not copy properly, use the links in the YouTube description if you want to click through any. We first discussed...

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    We first discussed Russia's nuclear doctrine in 2022 - arguing that it suggested nuclear use was far less likely that some feared.

    Now, Russia is announcing changes to that doctrine, and so I want to look at what's changing, why, and what it might mean for the risk of nuclear war.

    Given the topic, expect the jokes to be a bit sparse...

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    Reading and Sourcing (please be mindful with links as always):

    Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence
    https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/...

    Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman September 15, 2022
    https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news...

    Medvedev on Telegram (2022)
    https://t.me/medvedev_telegram/203

    Joint Statement on Ukraine (2022)
    https://www.state.gov/joint-statement...

    Reporting on Russia's dirty bomb claims (2022)

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...

    https://www.reuters.com/world/indias-...

    https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri...

    https://tass.com/politics/1526673

    https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/1040152-po...

    (India and China playing a role in deterring Russian nuclear use)
    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...

    Belarus on Russian nuclear weapons in the country
    https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-lukas...

    Infosheet on UK nuclear deterrence policy
    https://assets.publishing.service.gov...

    Peter Dickinson - Putin will keep escalating his nuclear blackmail until it stops working
    https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...

    Six Days in October (CSIS) - Lachlan MacKenzie
    https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaw...

    CSIS - Deter and Divide Russia's Nuclear Rhetoric & Escalation Risks in Ukraine
    https://features.csis.org/deter-and-d...

    Discussion of Russia's changing nuclear doctrine
    https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-...

    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/...

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y...

    2018 US NPR
    https://media.defense.gov/2018/Feb/02...

    Mariana Budjeryn - Bulletin of the atomic scientists - Why Russia is more likely to go nuclear in Ukraine if it's winning
    https://thebulletin.org/2024/10/why-r...

    Russia warns US off sending long-range weapons to Ukraine (2022)
    https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukr...

    Sarmat test failure
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-...

    https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/...

    Russia to stage nuclear exercises
    https://www.dw.com/en/would-russia-re...

    Medvedev on nuclear use
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9...

    https://tass.com/politics/1796377

    Scholz citing escalation risk
    https://www.politico.eu/article/germa...

    Caveats & Comments:
    All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

    Any content relating to the conduct and/or activities of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or in relation to that person or character.

    Timestamps:

    00:00 — Opening Words
    01:28 — What Am I Talking About?
    03:56 — Doctrine And Strategy
    07:21 — Russian Nuclear Doctrine
    15:22 — Nuclear Coercion In 2022
    27:18 — The New Doctrine
    31:39 — Catalyst
    38:02 — The Threat
    45:07 — Does Doctrine Matter?
    46:54 — The Logic Of Nuclear (Non)Use
    52:17 — Nuclear Blackmail
    59:50 — Channel Update