Shoigu: the share of modern weapons in the nuclear triad of Russia has reached a historical record
Photo: Ramil Sitdikov / RIA Novosti
The share of modern weapons in Russia's nuclear triad has reached a historic record of 89.1 percent. This was stated by the head of the country's Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu at the annual collegium of the military department, Interfax reports.
“The level of modernity in the nuclear triad has been brought to the highest level in the entire history of its existence,” the minister said, stressing that such results were achieved due to “large-scale and purposeful work.”
According to Shoigu, along with the supply of new weapons to the Russian army, a modern infrastructure is being created in the country, which will be used by strategic nuclear forces. So, in 2020 alone, 690 high-tech facilities were built in Russia, said the head of the Ministry of Defense.
Earlier in December, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said that at present, almost all launchers of Russia's ground-based strategic nuclear forces – more than 95 percent – are in constant readiness for combat use. According to him, the state of the nuclear triad of Russia ensures the solution of “problems of containment.”
