Russia to further develop nuclear weapons: Putin
Russia has plans to further develop its nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Moscow, June 22 (IANS) Russia has plans to further develop its nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Our plans include further development of the nuclear triad as a guarantee of strategic deterrence and maintaining the balance of power in the world," Putin said on Friday at a meeting with graduates of higher military educational institutions as reported by Xinhua news agency.
The nuclear triad is a three-pronged military force structure of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers with nuclear bombs and missiles.
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