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The documents specify that Russia’s nuclear response could be triggered when "losses suffered by Russian forces would irrevocably lead to their failure to stop major enemy aggression" and create a "critical situation for the state security of Russia." Key conditions include the destruction of 20% of Russia’s strategic ballistic missile submarines, 30% of its nuclear-powered attack submarines, and the loss of multiple cruise ships, port facilities, and command centers—all signals of a potentially lower or more flexible nuclear threshold than publicly stated.