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Executive Order Approving the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence

Excerpt:  “Presidential Executive Order No. 355, dated June 2, 2020, Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence, shall be declared to be no longer in force. … The Basic Principles represent a strategic planning document in the area of ensuring national defence and reflect the official views on the essence of nuclear deterrence, identify military risks and threats to be neutralised by means of nuclear deterrence, outline the principles of nuclear deterrence, and specify the conditions under which the Russian Federation may proceed to use nuclear weapons.”