Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, with almost 6,000 nuclear warheads – The defense minister said how facilities are being built to host new missile systems.
Russia will pay special attention to building infrastructure for its nuclear forces in 2023, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said today.
Shoigu said Russia will also work to improve the combat capabilities of its missile forces and that facilities are being built to host new missile systems. Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, with nearly 6,000 nuclear warheads.
The president Vladimir Putin has placed Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine under Moscow’s nuclear umbrella, warning that he is ready to defend Russia’s “territorial integrity” by any means available. The United States says it has warned Russia of the consequences of a possible use of nuclear weapons.
Russia and the United States were due to hold talks in Cairo this week on the existing New START treaty, which limits the number of nuclear warheads each country can develop.
But Moscow pulled out on the eve of the meeting, accusing the US of toxic anti-Russian behavior and trying to manipulate the treaty to its advantage.
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