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Russia changes military doctrine to cope with the new situation
Russia changes military doctrine to cope with the new situation
18/12/14
No
pre-emptive nuclear attack
Russian
Defense Ministry said that the draft of the new military doctrine do not
mention the ability to pre-emptive nuclear attack. “The draft of the new
military doctrine does not have permissions to conduct pre-emptive nuclear
strikes against potential enemies. Article 198 of this document accurately
determine the conditions to allow Russia to use nuclear weapons”, an official
involved in the process of drafting answered in The Interfax on December 10. The
draft of new doctrine clearly defined the cases to use strategic nuclear
weapons. Specifically, this weapon will be used if the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Russia
threatened.
Meanwhile,
when answered reporters in 2013, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the defense
industry Dmitry Rogozin said that Russia would use nuclear weapons if
it is attacked. Mr. Dmitry Rogozin further explained that, the ability to serve
as a major deterrent to those who potentially provoke and attack. “We never
underestimate or eliminate the importance of nuclear weapon - the weapon of
deterrence, retaliation and rebalancing effective power”, he said.
Current
military doctrine of Kremli passed in 2010 has also no provisions for pre-emptive
nuclear attack. This theory stipulates: “The Russian
Federation has the right to use nuclear weapons in
response to attacks by nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction in the territory of Russia
or Russia’s
allies. Nuclear weapons can also be used in case of an attack by conventional
weapons threat to the survival of the Russian Federation”.
The new
military doctrine draft of Russia
specifies the Russian President who made the final decision on the opening of a
nuclear attack. According to RIA Novosti, the Russian military has repeatedly
proposed right to emptive strike by the country's nuclear potential aggression
or military bloc but the new military doctrine draft of Russia does not have much choice as
such. The new military doctrine will also consider the situation of the
sustainable development of the Arctic, where
huge oil and gas is reserves.
Change
for NATO?
Shortly
after Kremli announced updated military doctrine, experts in Russia simultaneously voiced that NATO factors
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization) should be defined the threat to the
security of Moscow.
The changes of Russian military doctrine do not create too much anxiety in
public opinion. That is one of the needed measures currently to curb and
neutralize the danger of military action by countries on the other side of the Atlantic. And it is really necessary for Russia
to maintain a solid position in the international arena.
“These
challenges show that the current military doctrine should be made further clear
and precise, Adjar Kurtov - the Institute
of Strategic Studies, Russia
commented on Voice of Russia.
Sharing
the same view, Associate ProfessorAnatoly Tsiganok) at the University of Moscow
said that the growing threat from NATO should be reflected in the new doctrine:
“There is an urgent need to adjust the military doctrine, our material seems
too optimistic peace-loving than the current context. We were faced with the
direct threat of using force; it should be reflected in the policy document”.
In fact, Mr
Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council also confirmed
the update of the Russian military doctrine is to respond to threats such as
the expansion of NATO, plans for a missile shield of the US. “Many high-ranking officials of
the West say that NATO does not consider Russia
as an enemy and never attack Russia.
However, whether it be true? The actions in recent years reflect the completely
different things, RIA Novosti quoted Mikhail Popov’s statement.
Voice of Russia informed that the contents of new military
doctrine will mention “the new military threats related to the Arab Spring
events, military conflict in the Syrian, the situation in Ukraine and around the country”. The
updated military doctrine also affects the independence of Russia in the production of
weapons, ammunition and other military equipment.
Despite
Western sanctions related to the crisis in the Ukrainian and world oil price
decline that troubled Russian economy, Russia has decided to maintain or even
continue to increase military spending at the huge response to security threats
and adverse effects from new geopolitical situation.
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All comments [ 10 ]
Russian military actions since 1991 have brought debate and speculation to the international community regarding Russian designs toward the "near abroad," the states which formerly constituted the Soviet Union.
Largely, the question of Russia's intent in these theaters has been ignored or handled in a cursory manner.
Currently, there exists few means at the disposal of scholars to determine exactly what Russian military philosophy is and how that philosophy relates to foreign policy in general.
Perhaps the best tool to date for this purpose is the Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation. Environmental Influences on the Drafting of the Military Doctrine of 1993
Since its conception, the Russian Federation (RF) has had to cope with a number of political realities. These realities, whether understood immediately, or through trial and error, are foundational in the RFs quest for nationhood.
One of the most pressing elements in all of Eurasia is the necessity to achieve international security.
In addressing this and many other defense related issues, the RF drafted its first military doctrine early in 1992. This doctrine was dually influenced by the Russian Liberals and "hawks" within governmental circles.
The current military doctrine of the Russian Federation is essentially a political statement establishing the mission of the Russian armed forces in the post-Soviet world in which NATO and the United States' nuclear arsenal no longer poses a major threat to Russia, and in which the armed forces no longer support "progressive" revolutions in distant countries.
This new doctrine, while similar to its predecessor in a number of ways, did differ substantially.
With the adoption of the new military doctrine, a policy of radical transformation of the armed forces has been undertaken, the goal of which is to advance them to a new level of quality. …
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