Putin’s endorsement of a limited first-use policy require an allied response
By Keith B. Payne
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
…we must reinvest in intelligence capabilities to better understand contemporary Russia, including its nuclear developments.
Russian President Putin has said that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. He views the West as the culprit and a threat to Moscow’s vision of reestablishing Russian dominance over the former lands of the Soviet Union, by force if necessary. Russia’s 2008 military operation against Georgia, 2014 occupation of Crimea and continuing military actions in Ukraine all reflect …read more