Oct
19
2019
Russia’s nuclear triad was tested during major missile exercise
Posted by Arms Control Center in MISSILES, tags: aircraft, Grom-2019, major missile exercise, missile launchers, missiles, nuclear triad, nuclear weapons, Russia, ships, submarines, tactical weapons, troopsA nuclear triad consisted of three components was tested by Russia in order to ensure the safety of the country against foreign aggression. Various tactical and strategic nuclear weapons were tested simultaneously during a major military exercise called ‘Grom-2019’ (‘Thunder’ in English). This exercise involved around 12,000 troops, hundreds of missile launchers and aircraftσ, and almost two dozen ships and submarines.