Putin Warns against Inadequate Use of Nuclear Carriers
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday about the danger of using nuclear warheads for conventional purposes and the reduction of parameters in the United States for the limited use of nuclear weapons.
While commenting on the growing tendency to listen, at the same time, about a war danger of Russians and Americans, Putin pointed out that this was a very serious matter, especially when some take for granted the possibility of a conflagration.
There is a threat, as the system of strategic containment of armaments collapses. After the withdrawal of the United States from the Anti-missile Defense Treaty, we had to respond with the creation of systems to overcome the anti-missile defenses, he said.
We created the means to guarantee our security, although in the West they see it as a military advantage of Russia, but in reality, it is our contribution to a balance in the strategic stability of the world, the head of state said at his annual press conference.
Now Washington wants to abandon the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). What will happen next is difficult to understand, but if North American missiles are located in Europe, we will have to guarantee our security, he reiterated.
There is also no political will to initiate any negotiation on how to extend the work of the Agreement for the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, known as Start III. In any case, we will apply measures to respond to his suspension, he said.
There is a tendency to reduce the limit for the use of means of mass destruction, by creating low-power nuclear weapons, the head of state said.
Reducing the possibility of using such weapons can lead to an atomic catastrophe, he said.
In addition, the practice of using missiles that are usually categorized as strategic as conventional weapons is dangerous, he explained.
When those artifacts are in the air you only have a few seconds to determine their category. It is not known which rocket is launched, whether it is nuclear or not, and a regrettable mistake can be made with that practice, he warned.
Putin pronounced himself in that sense before a room full with more than 1,700 journalists, both national and foreign, gathered in the capital World Trade Center to attend his annual press conference. / PL
