Media: The Russian Federation will change the nuclear program due to the West

The Russian Federation expressed its intent to change its nuclear program, which focuses on the “massive threat” of the West. On Sunday, August 24, Fox News reported.

According to the publication, Corporation Director General Rosatom Alexey Likhachev called the current geopolitical situation a time of critical challenges for the presence of the Russian Federation. In his opinion, only a reliable “nuclear shield” can ensure the country’s sovereignty, which is a symbol of offensive force. However, he did not specify exactly what changes were planned to make in the program.

This statement sounded shortly after US president Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin.

As you know, in May, Trump announced his desire to create a Golden Dome Missile Defense system, which took the Iron Dome to Israel technology. The expected project cost is about $ 175 billion.

Although experts have repeatedly paid attention to China’s growing nuclear potential, Russia and the United States remain the world’s largest -owned nuclear arsenal in the world. According to the Association of Control of the weapons, Moscow has approximately 4400 nuclear warheads, of which more than 1,500 are strategically deployed. The United States, in turn, has more than 3700 warheads, of which about 1400 are active.

In addition, in 2023, Russia officially left the final bilateral agreement with the United States to limit nuclear weapons. The contract was to work until February 2026, however, according to Putin, its refusal was justified, as the United States develops new types of nuclear weapons.

Earlier it was reported that American Intelligence in October 2022 was blocking the talks of Russian General Sergei Surovikin, in which he considered the possibility of using nuclear weapons to stop the advancement of the armed forces through Dnieper.

It has also been known that in Russia they have begun to build mobile quarters to protect against a nuclear strike.