Russia will continue to develop its nuclear triad of ballistic missiles, submarines and strategic bombers because these weapons are the main guarantee of its sovereignty, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
“We will continue to develop the nuclear triad and maintain its combat readiness, as the nuclear shield was and remains the main guarantee of our state’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Shoigu said.
“We will also increase the combat capabilities of aerospace forces – both in terms of fighter and bomber work in areas where modern air defense systems are in operation, and in terms of improving unmanned aerial vehicles.”
The defense minister has pledged to build a deeper weapons arsenal, bolster aviation technology to better evade air defenses and improve drone production after a series of battlefield humiliations in Ukraine.
Since Putin sent troops into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the once mighty army of a former superpower has been repeatedly tricked and manipulated by the smaller Ukrainian army, which is supported by the United States and its European allies.
The conflict has turned into a war of attrition that has killed and injured tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides, as well as Ukrainian civilians, although there is no end in sight and both sides are rearming as fast as they can.
Sergei Shoigu told senior generals that, to renew the army, they would have to take into account the experience of fighting in the Syrian civil war – where Russia intervened on the side of President Bashar al-Assad – and in Ukraine.
Source: CNN Brasil
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