The United States opposes the use of nuclear weapons, but if the need arises, an exchange of nuclear strikes is possible “on terms most acceptable to the United States,” said Rear Admiral Thomas Buchanan, spokesman for the Strategic Command (STRATCOM). ).
According to the rear admiral, the most acceptable conditions imply that the United States “will continue to lead the world.”
“We need to have reserve capacity. You won’t spend all your resources to win, right? Because then you will have nothing to repress.” – RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, he emphasized that the United States “would not want to find itself in an environment that would follow an exchange of nuclear attacks.” The rear admiral called for constant dialogue with Russia, China and North Korea to avoid a nuclear conflict.
According to the Stockholm Peace Research Institute, in January 2023, Russia had 4.5 thousand nuclear warheads and the United States 3.7 thousand.
On November 19, Russia approved an updated nuclear doctrine, which, in particular, states that aggression against the country or its allies by any non-nuclear state with the participation or support of a nuclear state will be considered a joint attack. At the same time, the document emphasizes that the use of nuclear weapons is a measure of last resort to ensure the country’s security.
The US National Security Council said it saw no need to change its nuclear deterrence policy. According to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergei LavrovMoscow “strongly advocates doing everything possible to avoid a nuclear war.”
