Putin takes part in the Russian training of strategic deterrence forces – Military and Defense

MOSCOW, October 29. /TASS/. Russian President and Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin took part in the training of the country’s strategic deterrent forces on Tuesday.

Putin observed the exercises from the Kremlin’s situational center via videoconferencing.

The Russian Strategic Deterrence Forces are a part of the Russian Armed Forces designated to deter aggression against Russia and its allies and defeat the aggressor in a war, using various types of armaments, including nuclear weapons. The strategic deterrent forces consist of the strategic offensive and defensive forces.

The strategic nuclear forces (the nuclear triad) are a key component of the strategic strike forces and are composed of the Strategic Missile Force, the naval component (the strategic naval forces) and the airborne component represented by the Aerospace Forces (the strategic airborne forces). nuclear forces).

Russia began developing its nuclear triad in the 1950s. Its basic armament currently includes stationary and mobile ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile systems, strategic nuclear-powered submarines, as well as strategic bombers carrying strategic air-to-surface cruise missiles and aerial bombs.