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Vladimir Putin oversees readiness test of Russia's nuclear forces
Vladimir Putin oversees readiness test of Russia's nuclear forces
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 22, 2025
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 22, 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to test their readiness and command structure.
The Kremlin said in a statement that the test included the practice launch of a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, a separate missile launch from a nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea, and the launch of missiles from strategic bombers.
(Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Felix LightEditing by Andrew Osborn)