Missile systems shown by state media can carry the Yars RS-24, a nuclear-capable missile that can travel 1200-7500 miles with an accuracy range of 250 meters.
Launch systems for nuclear capable missiles were brought to 'combat patrol routes' in Russia, the country's state media has reported.The news agency Tass posted video of what it said were launcher systems for the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being rolled out in Novosibirsk in Siberia. The clip filmed during the daytime shows weapons being driven out of a warehouse and along a road.
Since the start of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued ambiguous threats about his nation's atomic weapons that have been amplified by Kremlin propagandists who tout Moscow's nuclear capabilities and threaten strikes on the countries that back Kyiv.However, experts doubt Putin would resort to deploying tactical nuclear weapons, which have less range than strategic arms but can be used on the battlefield.
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