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To: Rarebird who wrote (47067)	1/14/2000 3:02:00 PM
From: Enigma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116774

And prejudice - for that is what it is.

To: Rarebird who wrote (47067)	1/15/2000 8:40:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116774

New Russian policy allows first strike By Brian Whitmore, Globe Correspondent, 1/15/2000 MOSCOW - Frustrated with Russia's declining role in the world, Acting President Vladimir V. Putin yesterday proclaimed a new security doctrine that would allow the Kremlin to make the first nuclear strike in a conflict. In contrast to US guidelines, the Soviet Union's official policy had long renounced any so-called 'first use' of nuclear weapons. Subsequently, Russia also said it would not use nuclear weapons except to protect its sovereignty. In a reflection of Moscow's increasingly belligerent mood and its souring relations with the West, the new document also said attempts by the United States to dominate international affairs are a threat to Russia's national security. There was little immediate reaction in Washington. White House spokesman Joe Lockhart said the doctrine 'is something that we look forward to getting a chance to review,' but he did not elaborate. While military officials in Moscow played down the doctrine's bellicose tone, analysts said it reflects a growing consensus among Moscow's elite that a weakened Russia is under assault from (cont) globe.com