konstantin bogdanov senior research fellow at the primakov center for international security and imo octrines of nuclear countries everywhere there are certain conditions under which they are ready to use nuclear weapons, but they all hmm let's say they give room for interpretation. today, the so -called nuclear club includes the united states russia great britain france china the official nuclear powers, as well as india pakistan and the dprk, it is believed that it possesses nuclear weapons and israel does not deny, but does not refute the presence of the arsenal the united states considers the possibility of using nuclear forces only in exceptional circumstances to protect the vital interests of the country of its allies and partners. the main task is to convince the enemy that any nuclear escalation will turn out for him unacceptable consequences. russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in retaliation. in the event of its use against her or her allies, as well as under the condition of aggression using conventional weapons, if the very existence of the state of great brit