Overview

• Russian lawmakers propose faster decision-making for nuclear weapon deployment if threats increase.
• President Putin has indicated potential changes to nuclear policy due to evolving security challenges.
• The war in Ukraine has intensified the geopolitical standoff between Russia and Western nations.
• Current Russian doctrine allows nuclear weapon use if the state's existence is threatened.
• Both Russia and the U.S. possess the majority of the world's nuclear arsenal, with ongoing modernization efforts.