"Revealed: Russia's Lower Nuclear Strike Threshold and Plans to Counter Chinese Invasion"

Classified military documents leaked to the Financial Times reveal that Russia's threshold for using tactical nuclear weapons is lower than publicly stated, allowing for nuclear first strikes in scenarios where Russia's existence is threatened or in defense against conventional weapon attacks. The criteria for nuclear weapons use include scenarios such as an enemy landing on Russian territory and the destruction of specific military targets. One war game scenario outlines a hypothetical attack by China and Russia's use of nuclear weapons to stop it. This revelation has raised concerns in the West, especially amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and mixed signals from Russian officials about the potential use of nuclear weapons.