Russian Ambassador Antonov reminded the United States that there will be no winners in the nuclear conflictMOSCOW, Oct 20 - RIA Novosti.
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov urged the United States not to "swing a nuclear baton" because there will be no victory in the nuclear conflict.
"Threats are pouring in against Russia. Take, for example, the promises of retired generals Ben Hodges and David Petraeus to deliver a conventional strike on the Russian Armed Forces and the Black Sea Fleet. Or the calls of the former assistant to the president for national security John Bolton for regime change in Russia. Recent delusional statements about the possibility of a "decapitating" strike on the Russian military and political leadership do not lend themselves to a reasonable explanation at all. What is going on in the minds of US military planners? I want to ask my American colleagues, is John Bolton healthy?" - Antonov said in an article for Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
"It's time for Washington to abandon the ill-conceived and irresponsible nuclear rhetoric. You can't swing a nuclear baton and rattle nuclear weapons. This is an extremely sensitive area. We need to remember every day that there should be no nuclear war. There will be no victory in the nuclear conflict," he stressed.
According to the Ambassador, Washington cannot give up the incredible intoxication of omnipotence that came there after the self-proclaimed victory in the Cold War. "I would like to note that there are also sensible people in the United States who see the danger of further aggravation of Russian-American relations. I would like their calls for peace to sound more often and louder," Antonov added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a September address to the Russians, said that the West had crossed every line in its anti-Russian policy, as well as constant threats against Russia. According to him, nuclear blackmail has also been used, high-ranking representatives of NATO countries are making statements about the possibility and permissibility of using weapons of mass destruction against Russia. Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrel, speaking at the opening of the European Diplomatic Academy, promised a "powerful military response" of the Russian Federation in the event of the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
The document approved by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the fundamentals of the state policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence clearly defines the conditions for its use. According to the document, Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of "receipt of reliable information about the launch of ballistic missiles attacking the territory of Russia or its allies; the use of nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction on the territory of Russia and its allies; the enemy's impact on critical state or military facilities, the disabling of which It will lead to the disruption of the response actions of nuclear forces; aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons, when the very existence of the state is threatened."
