What does Russia's nuclear policy change mean for world security? | Inside Story

President Vladimir Putin has updated Russia's nuclear doctrine. Now, if a non-nuclear state, with the aid of a nuclear power, threatens the country's sovereignty, it will be considered a joint threat and Russia can respond with atomic weapons. So, what's behind Putin's latest escalation? How will it impact the fighting in Ukraine? And how will the West respond? Presenter: Neave Barker Guests: Pavel Felgenhauer -- Russian defence and military analyst Colin Clarke -- Research Director at The Soufan Group, a global intelligence and security consultancy Marina Miron -- Post-doctoral researcher in the War Studies Department at King's College London Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #VladimirPutin #NuclearDoctrine #NuclearPolicy #Ukraine #VolodymrZelenskyy #UkraineWar #UkraineMilitaryAid #USUkraineTies #ATACMS #USForeignPolicy #NATO #AlJazeeraEnglish