Russia showing it's fangs while pointing fingers.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says that 99 percent of his country’s ballistic missiles
are on combat alert.
"Today, the Strategic Missile Force is maintained at the level allowing for reliably solving
nuclear containment tasks. A total of 99% of launchers are in a combat-ready state and
96% of them are constantly ready for an immediate launch," Shoigu said during a
Wednesday meeting.
He added that Russia is currently developing a state of the art missile system with the
ability to bypass an echeloned anti-missile defense system.
The announcement was made a day after the US military conducted
its first-ever intercept test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
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