MOSCOW \u2014 Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The harsh warning in the official military newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) is directed at the United States, which has worked to develop long-range non-nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article follows the publication in June of Russia\u2019s nuclear deterrent policy that envisages the use of atomic weapons in response to what could be a conventional strike targeting the nation\u2019s critical government and military infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\t