Russia warns of “tremendous threats”, nuclear capacity updates

A better nuclear official in Russia said this week that Moscow is facing “tremendous threats” and needs to be updated Nuclear capabilities.

Without naming directly where Russia “The current geopolitical situation is the time of tremendous threats to the existence of our country,” said the chief nuclear threat, general manager of the state’s atomic energy institution, Rosatom Alexei Levisov.

“Therefore, the nuclear shield, which is also a sword, is a guarantee of our sovereignty,” he added, according to the Russian government news agency. “We understand today that the nuclear shield should only improve in the coming years.”

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The comments came less than a week after Russian President Vladimir Putin and his president Donald Trump It was held to hold a face -to -face meeting that represents the first time that an American leader has met with the Kremlin President since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

While Trump and Putin seemed positive after the talks, a few seem to have been tangible in the meeting and the hope surrounding Russia-Ukraine The ceasefire seemed to decrease with the progress of the week.

It is unclear why Likheachev has released comments on Russia’s nuclear program at this time, and in detail he did not explain the type of updates he will look to make for the Moscow Shield program.

Trump issued similar comments earlier this year when he announced in May his plans Development of “Golden Dome” The missile defense system – inspired by the Israel Dome defense system – which is expected to cost at least $ 175 billion.

Although security experts were looking for a warning when it comes to Rising nuclear development in ChinaRussia and the United States continue together to own 90 % of the world’s nuclear arsenal.

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Moscow continues to carry approximately 4,400 nuclear warheads, more than 1500 of which were “strategically published” while the United States has more than 3700 warheads in its stocks with the deployment of 1400, according to the Arms Control Association.

Although nuclear disarmament was the permanent international goal after the end of the Cold War, the course of this policy is still doubtful as relations between Washington and Moscow again in Putin’s war in Ukraine turned back, and his prosperous relationship with the Chinese president turned Xi Jinping.

the A new start treaty The only agreement to control nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia remains, and despite its extension in 2021, it is scheduled to end in February 2026. The future of the treaty – the signed for the first time in 2010 – was not clear because Moscow stopped its participation in the agreement in 2023.

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Putin He said that this comment means that he will continue to adhere to the inventory limits under the treaty, but it will not allow the ongoing American inspections.

Fox News Digital has not immediately accessed the IAEA for comment, as countries are increasingly looking to expand their nuclear capabilities just six months before the expiration of the new starting treaty.