‘They Are Always Mistaken’: Medvedev Calls Talks About Impossibility of Nuclear War Wrong

• ‘They Are Always Mistaken’: Medvedev Calls Talks About Impossibility of Nuclear War Wrong
  by https://sputniknews.com/
  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Nobody wants a nuclear war, and everything must be done so that a nuclear collapse never happens on Earth, but talking about its impossibility is a mistake, Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, said on Friday.
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  “You see, when they say that it [nuclear war] is impossible because it is never possible, they are always mistaken. Moreover, nuclear weapons have already been used in history,” Medvedev told Al Jazeera, adding that all countries in the world must do everything so that a nuclear collapse never happens.
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  Medvedev added that in accordance with the doctrine, if Russia is attacked with nuclear weapons, its critical infrastructure is attacked or it is hit by conventional weapons that will threaten the existence of the country, Russia will launch a retaliatory nuclear strike.
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  The official’s remarks regarding nuclear matters came about after US President Joe Biden wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times on all things Russia, particularly on the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine and the US’ intentions moving forward.
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  Giving assurances to Americans, Biden noted in the Tuesday piece that “any use” of nuclear weapons in Ukraine would be met with “severe consequences,” adding that the US does not presently have any data to suggest that Russia intends to use such weapons.
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  Earlier, the US went as far as entirely scrapping a Minuteman III test launch after Russia decided to put its nuclear forces on high alert in late February. At the time, Washington had initially postponed the launch so as to not heighten tensions any further.
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  Medvedev’s interview also saw the official speak to Ukraine’s potential membership in the NATO bloc, as well as recent developments surrounding the entry of both Sweden and Finland. In fact, Medvedev relayed to the outlet that Sweden and Finland joining NATO poses a lesser threat to Russia than Ukraine’s possible membership in the alliance.
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