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President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, this Monday began maneuvers Strategic Nuclear Deterrent Forces, for the purpose that they may be ready if necessary, although The president insisted he was not seeking to start a “new arms race.”

“We will maintain nuclear forces at the required level of readiness,” he said. Putin explained this during a telematic speech from the Kremlin, in which he stated that “nuclear triad” as a key tool for guarantee the security and sovereignty of Russia.

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of exercises of the Russian nuclear deterrent forces.

“We will prepare two formal actions to manage the use of nuclear weapons with practical launches of ballistic and cross-border missiles. Considering or crescimento das… pic.twitter.com/bb9lDLQV8Z

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The Ministry of Defense confirmed this information. launch of ballistic and cruise missiles from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and the Barents and Okhotsk seas. All projectiles, including Continental missiles Yars, “They achieved their objectives,” the official statement about the exercise said.

Putin argued that the increase “geopolitical tension” And “new external threats” make it “important” to always have all areas Armed forces “Ready for use in case of combat,” according to Russian news agencies.