Monday, December 21, 2015

Putin: Russia will develop, not use, nuclear weapons


MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin says Russia will continue to develop nuclear weapons but doesn’t intend to use them.

The Russian leader made the comment in a documentary called “World Order” that was aired on state television Sunday night.

“Russia as a leading nuclear country will be improving this weapon as a containment factor; the nuclear triad is the basis of our nuclear security polices,” he said, referring to the three main delivery systems for nuclear warheads — bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ICBMs. (READ MORE)