{"id":1394704,"date":"2022-03-22T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394704"},"modified":"2022-03-22T17:45:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T21:45:07","slug":"putin-spokesman-wont-rule-out-using-nuclear-weapons-in-response-to-existential-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-spokesman-wont-rule-out-using-nuclear-weapons-in-response-to-existential-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Spokesman Won\u2019t Rule Out Using Nuclear Weapons In Response To \u2018Existential Threat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-spokesman-wont-rule-out-using-nuclear-weapons-in-response-to-existential-threat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1394704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-584737704-e1647982718417.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to rule out Russia deploying nuclear weapons if the government believed an \u201cexistential threat\u201d exists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have a concept of domestic security, and it\u2019s public. You can read all the reasons for nuclear arms to be used,\u201d Peskov said. \u201cSo if it is an existential threat for our country, then it can be used in accordance with our concept.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThere are no other reasons that were mentioned in that text,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/ukraine-russia-live-updates-03-22-2022\"><span>Fox News<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201cRussian military doctrine envisions use of nuclear weapons in a first use scenario if it is losing a conventional conflict.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cUkraine is exactly the scenario for which this was developed,\u201d Rebekah Koffler, a former DIA intelligence officer who specialized in Russia, said. \u201cThey fear U.S. intervention in Ukraine because they fear we are conventionally superior.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnd if they interpret our action as offensive rather than defensive, that is when the viability of Russian statehood would be threatened, in accordance with the Russian national security concept and military doctrine,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The threat that the Russian invasion of Ukraine could spill into a nuclear war has been growing since late February, when President Putin raised his nuclear deterrent forces to an elevated alert status, citing \u201caggressive statements\u201d from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and increased sanctions against his regime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the early days of Russia\u2019s invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Putin said, \u201cWestern countries aren\u2019t only taking unfriendly actions against our country in the economic sphere, but top officials from leading NATO members made aggressive statements regarding our country.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At the time, Putin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/putin-orders-nuclear-deterrent-forces-be-put-on-high-alert\"><span>ordered<\/span><\/a><span> the Russian defense minister and the chief of the military\u2019s General Staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a \u201cspecial regime of combat duty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRaising the alert level of Russian nuclear forces is a bone-chilling development,\u201d United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bone-chilling-development-un-secretary-general-says-nuclear-war-back-within-the-realm-of-possibility\">told reporters<\/a> in response.\u00a0 \u201cThe prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s time to stop the horror unleashed on the people of Ukraine and get on the path of diplomacy and peace,\u201d Guterres said. \u201cThe appeals for peace must be heard. This tragedy must stop.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Linda Thomas-Greenfield responded to Russia\u2019s latest move during an appearance on CBS\u2019 \u201cFace the Nation,\u201d saying, \u201cIt means that President Putin is continuing to escalate this war in a manner that is totally unacceptable and we have to continue to stem his actions in the strongest possible way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gave a concurrent statement on CNN, saying, \u201cThis is dangerous rhetoric. This is behavior which is irresponsible. That\u2019s the reason why we both provide support to Ukraine but also why we over the last weeks and months have significantly increased the presence of NATO in the eastern part of the alliance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Ian Haworth is a writer for The Daily Wire and contributor to Morning Wire. Follow him on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>Twitter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ighaworth\"><i><span>Facebook<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, and <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/IanGHaworth\"><i><span>YouTube<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to rule out Russia deploying nuclear weapons if the government believed an \u201cexistential threat\u201d exists.\u201cWe have a concept of domestic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1394704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1394704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1394704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1394704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1394704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1394704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}