The Pentagon commented on the change in Russia's nuclear doctrine

TheUnited States is not in a state of conflict with Russia over changes in its nuclear weapons policy. This was stated by Deputy Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh at a briefing on November 19.

"Let me be clear: we are not at war with Russia," Singh said.

She specified that changes in Russia's nuclear doctrine do not affect relations between the states.

In addition, answering the journalists' question whether the Pentagon considers the recent events of the conflict in Ukraine, including strikes by U.S. long-range weapons on Russian territory, as a harbinger of the beginning of World War III, Singh said that the U.S. Defense Department does not agree with this view.

Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin's decree approving the state's updated nuclear doctrine was posted on the portal of published legal acts.

Earlier, on September 25, Putin said it was necessary to adapt the foundations of state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence to modern realities. At that time, he said that the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry and Security Council, after an analysis, proposed a number of changes concerning a clearer fixation of the conditions for Russia's transition to the use of nuclear weapons.

The next day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out that the update of Russia's nuclear doctrine should be considered a certain signal to unfriendly countries.