Putin Checks Readiness of Russia’s Nuclear Deterrent

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MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen a snap check of Russia’s nuclear deterrent, aerospace defenses and strategic aviation, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.

“The exercise involved launches of ballistic missiles, drills by air defense and missile defense units,” Peskov said, adding that all practice targets had been destroyed.

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“Russia's Missile Forces conducted launches of a RS-12M Topol ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space center and a RS-20V Voyevoda ballistic missile from the Dombarovsky missile site [in central Russia],” the ministry said in a statement.

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The exercise was the latest in a series of surprise combat-readiness checks since January and follows a major shake-up at the top of the country’s military establishment, tarnished by persistent evidence of rampant corruption.

http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20131030/184433574/Putin-Checks-Readiness-of-Russias-Nuclear-Deterrent.html

[Purveyor]

1. This is at least the 2nd drill of this type this year iirc. Thank you for posting. eom