Putin oversees nuclear drills, signals readiness for rising threats

Oct 30, 2024

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), William Jackson (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Oct. 30, supervised a large-scale nuclear exercise, testing intercontinental ballistic missiles and other nuclear capabilities as Russia faces continued tensions with Western nations over the war in Ukraine. The exercise included ballistic missile launches from land-based installations and nuclear submarines in the Barents and Okhotsk Seas, alongside cruise missile exercises by long-range bombers, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

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In his remarks, Putin underscored the importance of nuclear deterrence in securing Russia’s sovereignty.

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“Russia confirms its fundamental position that the use of nuclear weapons is an extreme, exceptional measure to ensure state security,” Putin said. “It is the nuclear triad that continues to be a reliable guarantor of the sovereignty and security of our country, allows us to solve the problems of strategic deterrence, as well as maintain nuclear parity and the balance of power in the world as objective factors of global stability.”

Amid geopolitical tensions, Putin added that Russia would continue modernizing its nuclear forces, investing in increased accuracy, reduced launch times, and enhanced defenses.

“We are not going to get involved in a new arms race,” he said, “but we will maintain nuclear forces at the necessary sufficiency level.”

Defense Minister Andrei Belousov described the drills as a simulation of a retaliatory strike. Last month, Putin warned NATO that deeper Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory, enabled by Western-supplied long-range weapons, could escalate the conflict.

Russia recently revised its nuclear doctrine to consider large-scale attacks by non-nuclear allies of nuclear states as grounds for nuclear retaliation.

Russian officials called the exercises essential to national defense. Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the Russian State Duma’s International Committee, noted that Russia must be prepared for any potential aggression. The drills follow similar exercises earlier this year with Belarus, where Moscow has stationed tactical nuclear weapons.

Tags: Nuclear War, Nuclear weapons, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Defense Ministry, tactical nuclear weapons

[Craig Nigrelli]

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OVERSAW NUCLEAR DRILLS ON TUESDAY, INCLUDING LAUNCHES OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES FROM BASES SUBMARINES AND LONG-RANGE BOMBERS.

RUSSIA’S ANNUAL NUCLEAR EXERCISE COME AS TENSIONS WITH THE WEST OVER UKRAINE CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH. THE RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY REPORTED THAT EVERY MISSILE HIT ITS TARGET DURING THE DRILL – ALTHOUGH

PUTIN EMPHASIZED NUCLEAR MODERNIZATION, INCLUDING IMPROVEMENTS IN MISSILE PRECISION, LAUNCH SPEED, AND DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. RUSSIA’S DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS THE EXERCISE SIMULATED A RETALIATORY NUCLEAR STRIKE TO STRENGTHEN RUSSIA’S DETERRENT.

RUSSIA WARNED WESTERN COUNTRIES AGAINST INCREASING SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. LAST MONTH, PUTIN CAUTIONED THAT LONG-RANGE WEAPONS SUPPLIED TO UKRAINE COULD ESCALATE THE CONFLICT. RUSSIA ALSO REVISED ITS NUCLEAR DOCTRINE, ALLOWING FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSE TO ANY LARGE-SCALE ATTACK BY A NON-NUCLEAR ALLY OF A NUCLEAR POWER.

RUSSIAN OFFICIALS CALLED THE DRILLS ESSENTIAL FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, SAYING RUSSIA NEEDS TO BE READY FOR ANY POTENTIAL AGGRESSION. THE EXERCISES CONTINUE RUSSIA’S FOCUS ON NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, FOLLOWING DRILLS WITH BELARUS EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHERE RUSSIA REPORTEDLY STATIONED TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS.

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