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Honorary scientific Director of Sarov nuclear center-academician of radium Ilkaev believes that Russian warships should again be equipped with tactical nuclear weapons, as it was during Soviet times. This statement scientist spoke at the opening ceremony of the monument to Admiral Vysotsky in Moscow. Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky was commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy in the period from 2007 to 2012, he died February 5, 2021 at the 67th year of life.
Ilkaev said that at the time, discussed this topic with Admiral Vysotsky and he expressed his agreement with this point of view. The initiative calls for a political solution to the country's leadership at the level of the security Council.
the academic stated to RIA Novosti.
Ilkaev recalled that the decision on the reduction of nuclear weapons was made President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev in agreement with the United States. At the same time, the scientist believes, this agreement has no legal effect and, in fact, is a "gentleman's agreement" between the two leaders, one of which, moreover, has ceased to exist.
— explained his position on this issue academician.
During the Soviet era missiles of various ranges with nuclear warheads were on submarines and surface ships. They carried on permanent duty in the waters of all the oceans. After Gorbachev agreements with the Americans, part of the tactical missiles were removed from the ships of the Russian Navy. Now the Russian Navy has only strategic submarine missile in the Arsenal of which there are ballistic missiles, some of which can carry warheads with nuclear warheads. On surface ships of the Russian Navy tactical nuclear weapons there.
The U.S. Navy also had a nuclear weapons deployed on submarines. Currently in the United States there is an active debate about the need for the resumption of the project to create a winged sea-based missiles with a nuclear warhead (SLCM-N), which is planned to be placed on surface ships. Part of the military leadership believes that the program should continue, especially against the background of worsening relations with Russia and China. Their opponents offer to invest in other, more advanced weapons, in particular, hypersonic missiles.
