MOSCOW: The Russian strategic nuclear forces training is a routine exercise, President Vladimir Putin said. "Today, we have a schedule...
MOSCOW: The Russian strategic nuclear forces training is a routine exercise, President Vladimir Putin said.
"Today, we have a scheduled strategic nuclear forces management drill, as the defense minister just reported. Let's get to work," the head of state said while communicating with servicemen from the Kremlin.
The strategic nuclear forces drill was conducted under the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces’ supreme commander-in-chief. It involved ground, sea, and air components. Practical launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles and air-based cruise missiles were carried out during the drill. All objectives were achieved.
Russia’s strategic deterrence forces
The Russian strategic deterrence forces are intended to deter aggression against Russia and its allies and rout an aggressor in a war with the use of various armaments, including nuclear weapons. They comprise the strategic offensive and defensive forces.
The Russian strategic offensive forces armed with intercontinental missile and airborne systems are based on the strategic nuclear forces that embrace the Strategic Missile Force. They also comprise strategic conventional forces as dual-purpose troops: units and formations of strategic and long-range bombers, and also submarines, surface ships and Russian naval missile-carrying aircraft with long-range conventional precision weapons.
The Russian strategic defensive forces are based on combat-ready troops of the Aerospace Force that integrates the missile attack early warning system, the space control system, the anti-ballistic missile, space and air defense systems.
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