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Speaking to the Russian Presidential Security Council on Sept 25, 2024, Vladimir Putin asserted that \u201cAggression against Russia by any non-nuclear state\u2026 supported by a nuclear power should be treated as their joint attack.\u201d But what does this imply for the Ukraine war and more generally? Although the announcement reaffirms several long-standing provisions of Russian nuclear weapon doctrine, it does add something new and portentous. It asserts that Russia may reply to a massive aerial attack on the homeland while it is underway even if the attack is purely conventional. The perceived “massiveness” of the attack is held practically speaking to be equivalent to an existential attack. The new view may also imply that such an attack by Ukraine would be considered a joint UA-NATO attack and possibly warrant a similar response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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