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The nuclear triad remains a reliable guarantor of Russia\u2019s security and sovereignty, Putin stressed, adding that it also helps maintain \u201cnuclear parity and the balance of power in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the growth of geopolitical tensions as well as the emergence of new external threats and risks, it is important to have modern strategic forces that are constantly ready for combat use,\u201d the president said. Moscow plans to further improve all the \u201ccomponents\u201d of its nuclear triad, he noted, according to Russia Today.<\/p>\n
Russia seeks to maintain its nuclear forces at the \u201cnecessarily sufficient\u201d level, but it does not intend to be dragged into a new arms race, Putin said.<\/p>\n
Russia reaffirms its principled stance that the use of nuclear weapons is an extreme, exceptional measure to ensure state security,\u201d the president stated.<\/p>\n
Moscow\u2019s strategic forces are outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment by 94%, according to Putin. Troops will also receive new stationary and mobile missile systems that have higher precision and shorter launch preparation time compared to previous generations, he added.<\/p>\n
The new systems will also have higher anti-missile defense penetration capabilities, the president stated. The Russian Navy is set to be supplied with new atomic submarines and modernized strategic bombers, according to the president.<\/p>\n
On October 14, NATO launched its own large-scale nuclear drills. Thirteen member states of the US-led bloc participated in the annual \u2018Steadfast Noon\u2019 exercise, which involved around 2,000 military personnel and over 60 aircraft. European NATO members were training to deploy US-provided weapons under the organization\u2019s nuclear sharing arrangement.<\/p>\n
The Kremlin said at the time that the drills would only increase tensions between Russia and the West amid the Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n
Moscow has also stated that the NATO nuclear sharing system is against the spirit of nuclear non-proliferation.<\/p>\n
Last month, Putin also suggested updates to Russia\u2019s nuclear doctrine. Under the changes, an act of aggression against Russia and its closest ally Belarus by any non-nuclear state \u2013 including Ukraine \u2013 \u201cwith the participation or support of a nuclear state\u201d would be considered a \u201cjoint attack\u201d that could trigger a nuclear response.<\/p>\n
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