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Russia is ready to consider the possibility of extending control mechanisms to strategic systems, but strictly on the basis of reciprocity with the United States, Vladimir Ermakov, director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, which is being negotiated in Vienna, will ultimately not be able to resolve the problem of Iran's nuclear sphere, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday.

The Russian military at the exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) in the Ivanovo region, the field positions of the Yars missile systems have been changed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Sunday.

In the Sverdlovsk region, calculations of launchers of the mobile nuclear missile complex "Yars" of the Teikov division of the Strategic Missile Forces went to the combat patrol routes.

As reported to the correspondent of "RG" in the Ministry of Defense, during the exercises, strategic rocket scientists, among other things, are practicing the covert withdrawal of missile systems to field positions. Everything is happening as it would be done during the war.

FT: Russia postponed nuclear exercises to February due to the situation around Ukraine

Russia postponed large-scale nuclear exercises to February due to the situation with Ukraine. This is reported by the Financial Times with reference to a source in Congress, reports RBC.

19FortyFive: Russia is unable to build a nuclear aircraft carrier due to lack of capital

The USSR and, subsequently, Russia are unable to build a nuclear aircraft carrier due to a shortage of human and financial capital, explains Brent Eastwood, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.

The Tagil Division of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) began exercises with the withdrawal of autonomous launchers of strategic complexes "Yars" on combat patrol routes, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

19FortyFive: the biggest threat to Russia in Europe is nuclear weapons

The biggest threat from Russia in Europe, which the United States is not ready for, is nuclear weapons, say the authors of the American edition of 19FortyFive, James Ragland and Adam Lowther. Observers admitted that Moscow could detonate a tactical atomic bomb in front of the advancing NATO forces.

In the Sverdlovsk region, the launchers of the Yars mobile nuclear missile complex of the Teikov Division of the Strategic Missile Forces were brought to the combat patrol routes. As reported to the correspondent of "RG" in the Ministry of Defense, during the exercise, strategic rocket scientists, among other things, will work out the covert transfer of missile systems to field positions.

Russian tactical nuclear weapons pose a serious threat. This is the conclusion reached by 19FortyFive experts James Ragland and Adam Lowther.

The joint nuclear mission of NATO countries will continue as long as Russia has the appropriate weapons, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, head of the German Bundestag Defense Committee, said at a briefing in Berlin.

The United States has transferred a rare radioactive contamination monitoring aircraft to Europe. He has already landed in the UK.

There are only a few weeks left to make a decision

Vienna indirect talks between the United States and Iran on the return to the 2015 nuclear agreement are entering a stage where political decisions are required from the parties, a senior representative of the US State Department told reporters.

Potential suppliers of servers running on Russian Elbrus processors have amicably ignored the 480-million tender of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for their supply. "Iron" was planned to be used to fix traffic violations in Moscow.

North Korea has taken a step towards renouncing its obligations not to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by launching the first medium-range ICBM since 2017 on Sunday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said.

The Russian special-purpose submarine Belgorod, whose commissioning is scheduled for July, is capable of leading to indescribable chaos and destruction in the UK.

Military expert Clark called the Russian nuclear submarine K-329 "Belgorod" a killer of cities

The Russian nuclear submarine K-329 Belgorod is capable of causing "incredible chaos" and destruction in the UK, said defense expert Rob Clark of the Henry Jackson Society. His words are quoted by the Daily Star newspaper.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes that there is no need to revise the nuclear doctrine, since the document is a comprehensive formula that allows solving a variety of tasks.

The National Interest: The K-560 Severodvinsk remains Russia's most advanced submarine

The submarine K-560 Severodvinsk of Project 885 Yasen remains the most advanced submarine of the Russian Navy. The National Interest columnist Caleb Larson spoke about the advantages of the Russian submarine.

The US military has discovered defects in the software of the F-35 fighter jets of the Block 4 version. According to Bloomberg, they relate to the processes of using weapons, communication, navigation, cybersecurity and target setting. But despite this, Block 4 is installed on airplanes.