Would Vladimir Putin actually use nuclear weapons?
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from on (#5WKCC)
Russian president has ordered nuclear deterrence forces on high alert. We look at what that means
Russia's president summoned the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, and military chief of staff, Valery Gerasimov, to a public meeting on Sunday and ordered them to transfer the deterrence forces" - a reference to nuclear weapons - of the Russian army to a special mode of combat duty".
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