The Kremlin has revised its nuclear policy. Does that make the use of atomic weapons more likely?

The 4-year-old document is known as Russia nuclear doctrine and President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal, the world's largest

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