In the Pentagon believe that Russia actively increasing its nuclear Arsenal.
It is expected that by 2026, Russia will have 8 thousand warheads
Russia is actively building up its nuclear forces and strengthens the underground facilities for command and control during nuclear conflict. About it reports The Washington Free Beacon, citing Pentagon sources, reports European truth.
According to Pentagon officials, Russia is actively increasing its nuclear forces and is expected to deploy 8,000 nuclear warheads to 2026.
8,000 nuclear warheads will be a major strategic warheads and thousands of new warheads small class power to circumvent the restrictions of the agreement on arms control.
In addition to increasing the number of warheads that Russia is also strengthening underground structures for command and control during nuclear conflict.
One of the officials said that the alarming extension of the range indicates that Russia is preparing to break out of existing constraints on nuclear weapons in accordance with arms agreements, including the 2010 agreement on the reduction of arsenals of deployed strategic nuclear weapons, and 1987 on liquidation of rockets of average and small range.
Earlier, the US said that Russia has already violated the last Treaty by expanding the prohibited cruise missile.
The new examination also suggests that Russia plans to mix its conventional forces with nuclear forces in future conflicts that will complicate the further use of U.S. nuclear weapons as a deterrent to war.
Earlier it was reported that the US adopted new sanctions against Russia for breach of contract on the elimination of intermediate-range nuclear forces (INF).