Russia announces nuclear triad strategic exercises “Thunder”. According to a source, close to the Ministry of Defense, strategic forces exercises will be held in the near future.
According to the source, referred to by TASS, strategic command and staff exercises “Thunder” scheduled to start 2022 years and will pass in the near future. At the same time, the specific timing of the exercises, in which all three components of Russia's strategic nuclear forces will take part, he did not name. note, that there was no official information from the Russian Ministry of Defense regarding the exercises of strategic nuclear forces, although the military department confirmed plans to conduct exercises “Thunder” and “East” at 2022 year, again, without revealing specific dates.
Recall, that within the framework of the exercises of the nuclear triad, the military is launching intercontinental ballistic and cruise missiles. Usually, one missile is launched by nuclear submarine missile carriers of the Northern and Pacific fleets at the Kura training grounds in Kamchatka and Chizha in the Arkhangelsk region, The Strategic Missile Forces is launching an ICBM of a mine or mobile complex, air-launched cruise missiles launch strategic missile carriers and bombers.
According to the latest data, published by the Russian Ministry of Defense following the results of the December conference call, the share of modern weapons in the Russian nuclear triad has reached 89,1%, which is a historical record. At the same time, rearmament to new missile systems continues, the infrastructure necessary for strategic nuclear forces is also being created. As stated in the military department, 95% of all ground launchers of the Strategic Missile Forces are on round-the-clock combat duty and are ready for use at any time.
Strategic nuclear forces (POLICE) Russia is a nuclear triad, consisting of a ground component (RVSN), sea (SSBN in the Navy) and aviation component (strategic missile carriers and bombers as part of the Aerospace Forces).
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