During the Soviet era, warships of the Northern Fleet regularly sailed with tactical nuclear weapons, but no such cases have been known since the Cold War.
For the first time in 30 years, Russian warships with tactical nuclear weapons on board have begun firing. It was on Monday, February 13, according to the Norwegian intelligence report.
The document says that Russia has not carried out such practices for almost 30 years.
“The main part of the nuclear potential is located on submarines and surface ships of the Northern Fleet,” the intelligence service said in a report.
The agency said that tactical nuclear weapons could pose a particularly serious threat in scenarios of a potential confrontation between Russia and NATO.
It was previously reported that Russia maintains the temporarily occupied Crimea carriers of nuclear weapons on land, air and sea.
It can be recalled that in October 2022, the United States and Russia exchanged data on the number of strategic offensive weapons of the two countries under the START Treaty.
news Correspondent.net on Telegram. Subscribe to our channel Athletistic
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.