How Russia’s Nuclear Weapons Keep Becoming More Powerful

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This week Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has considerably expanded the analytical and operational capabilities of its strategic nuclear forces’ command and control systems. “Over the past few years, much has been done to maintain all of the strategic nuclear forces’ command and control components at the highest level,” the Russian head of state said at a defense industry meeting on Wednesday, according to Tass. – The National Interest Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin

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