(Moscow Composite Electric) Russia's land -based, sea -based, and vacant nuclear forces launched ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in the exercise. Russian President Putin personally supervised this exercise of strategic nuclear forces; this increased RussiaRisk of confrontation with the Ukrainian war with the United States and allies.
Video of Russian official television shows that the Minister of Defense Shohgu and the commander -in -chief of the Armed Forces Glasimov reported the exercise to Putin through a video connection.
The Kremlin Palace issued a statement on Wednesday (October 25) saying that in the report of the exercise to Putin that the exercise of the Russian strategic forces simulated a large -scale nuclear counterattack on the nuclear attack on the enemy.In the exercise, the Russian army fired the intercontinental ballistic missile in Yars, and also launched the Sineva ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in Baronzi;missile.
The statement added that the exercise checked the "level of preparation for military command and control agencies".
Before the exercise, the Russian Federal Conference National Duma (Xia House) voted on October 18 to withdraw the approval of Russia for a comprehensive ban on nuclear test treaties.Putin pointed out this month that the United States has not approved the treaty.He said at the annual meeting of Sochi's Validai club that the revocation of the treaty will make Russia in the same legal position as the United States.
A milestone comprehensive ban on nuclear test treaties prohibit all nuclear explosions, including nuclear weapons tests.
Putin and Russian officials may use nuclear weapons to send different signals, causing western vigilance.Russian officials have repeatedly hinted that Moscow might use tactical nuclear weapons in the war of Ukraine, which has caused condemnation from the United States and NATO. China also opposed the use of nuclear weapons, indicating that this is a red line that cannot be over.When Chinese official met with Germany's Prime Minister Tsugs last year, he called on the international community to "jointly oppose" any country to threaten the use of nuclear weapons.
