Russian Nuclear Weapons: Past, Present, and Future

35. “Military dangers” create conditions where threats are
possible, whereas “military threats” exist where there is “a realistic
possibility of armed conflict arising.” See Giles, pp. 4-5; and,
The Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation Approved by Russian
Federation Presidential Edict, February 5, 2010, Part I, No. 6, English
translation available from www.sras.org/military_doctrine_russian_federation_2010.
36. Richard Weitz, “Strategy and Doctrine in Russian Security
Policy,” paper presented at conference on “Strategy and Doctrine
in Russian Security Policy,” Ft. McNair, National Defense University,
Washington, DC, June 28, 2010, pp. 25-27, provides an
insightful discussion.
37. Pavel K. Baev, “Russia’s Security Relations with the U.S.:
Futures Planned and Unplanned,” paper presented at conference
on “Strategy and Doctrine in Russian Security Policy,” Ft. McNair,
National Defense University, Washington, DC, June 28, 2010, p. 8.
38. Sokov, “Nuclear Weapons in Russian Security Strategy,”
pp. 7-8. See also Weitz, “Strategy and Doctrine in Russian Security
Policy,” pp. 25-27; and Baev, “Russia’s Security Relations with
the U.S.: Planned and Unplanned,” pp. 7-8.
39. NATO 2020: Assured Security; Dynamic Engagement, Analysis
and Recommendations of the Group of Experts on a New Strategic
Concept for NATO, Brussels, Belgium: North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
May 17, 2010, p. 43.
40. Ibid.
41. Ibid.
42. Mark Landler, “U.S. Resists Push by Allies for Tactical
Nuclear Cuts,” New York Times, April 22, 2010, available from
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23diplo.html.
43. Kipp, “Russia’s Nuclear Posture and the Threat That Dare
not Speak Its Name. See also Ibid., p. 3, for Russian nuclear deployments
on non-European strategic axes, including (among
others) the Siberian and Far Eastern federal districts.
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