Large-scale war less possible, but threats remain – Russia’s security chief | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “MOSCOW, February 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s military policies are aimed at avoiding an arms race and military conflicts, but they should also correspond to real threats which the country faces, Russia’s security chief Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with the Russian government daily.
On February 5, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced that he has approved the country’s new military doctrine, which allows preventive nuclear strikes against potential aggressors.
The Rossiyskaya Gazeta published on Wednesday the full text of the doctrine.
‘The unleashing of a large-scale war is becoming less possible… At the same time, regions, where conflicts are possible, remain,’ Patrushev told the paper, adding ‘these conflicts could lead to a war with the use of both ordinary and nuclear weapons.'”