The new decree adds the mass launch of “aerospace attack assets” across the Russian border to its definition of such threats – alongside the traditional detection of ballistic missile attack.
Could the last be aimed at Ukrainian drone raids? Maybe. But again, it would be a dramatic leap to nuclear use.
The most significant line is in Article 4: “State policy in the sphere of nuclear deterrence is set by the president.”
In other words, Vladimir Putin will decide if and when Russia uses its nuclear weapon, if and when he feels like it.
Is that reassuring or alarming? Who knows.