Putin Tells Defense Chiefs to Strengthen Russian Nuclear Forces
- Shoigu says 95% of nuclear forces are at permanent readiness
- Half of Russian nuclear arsenal is new, defense minister says
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President Vladimir Putin ordered defense chiefs to strengthen Russia’s strategic nuclear forces amid rising tensions with the U.S. over the global balance of power.
New weapons should go to “all parts” of the nuclear triad of air, sea, and land forces, Putin told a Defense Ministry meeting in Moscow on Friday. Action must also be taken “to improve the effectiveness of missile-attack warning systems and aerospace defense.”