Are Russian Missile's Working?

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An interesting discussion on Russian weaponary.​

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For Putin, Increasing Russia’s Nuclear Threat Matters More Than the Triad’s Modernization​

For Putin, Increasing Russia’s Nuclear Threat Matters More Than the Triad’s Modernization

For Putin, upgrading Russia’s nuclear forces was a secondary goal. The main aim was to gain an advantage over the West, including by strengthening the nuclear threat on all fronts. That made growth in missile arsenals and a new arms race inevitable.

carnegieendowment.org

 

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“Since Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued nuclear weapons threats, stated that Russia has deployed nonstrategic nuclear weapons to its ally Belarus, and declared the suspension of certain Russian obligations under the 2010 New START Treaty that limits U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces. Congress may choose to examine U.S. deterrence and risk reduction policy toward Russia.“

https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/IF/PDF/IF12672/IF12672.11.pdf