: 13 'Powerful groupings of armed forces' near Russia's borders, the military build-up of 'certain states', international terrorism, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction were also mentioned. As slightly further down, it was stated that Russia did not regard any state or coalition as an enemy, a contraction had been introduced between the old and the new, evolving security environment. There could be little doubt that the General Staff, who produced the paper, had the United States and NATO in mind when they wrote this. 'the eagerness of single States or coalitions of states to dominate in the world community or in individual regions, and their predilection for settling matters in dispute by military means'. The first of those 'sources of military danger' was given as: The document stated that while the threat of a world war had declined significantly, the 'sources of military danger' in international relations remained the same as under the USSR. The 1992 draft doctrine showed that first Russian thoughts on external threats were little more than a replica of Soviet thinking. In Christopher Donnelly's words, it forms part of 'a set of views, accepted in a country at a given time, which cover the aims and character of possible war, the preparations of the country and its armed forces for such war, and the methods of waging it.' 1992 draft Military doctrine in the Russian sense, however, extends beyond discussion of potential threats. These have included the military doctrines of May 1992 (in draft form), November 1993, and January 2000, as well as the two National Security Concepts of December 1997 and October 1999. Numerous successive revisions of military doctrine have been promulgated since 1990.

The most recent revision of the military doctrine was approved in 2021. The military doctrine of the Russia is a strategic planning document of Russia and represents a system of officially state adopted views of preparation for the armed protection of Russia. Strategic planning document of the Russia

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