Putin Vows To Bolster Russia's Nuclear Triad As "Absolute Priority"

Putin Vows To Bolster Russia's Nuclear Triad As "Absolute Priority" In a Monday televised speech on the occasion of Russia's "Defender of the Fatherland Day," President Vladimir Putin declared that the development of the nuclear triad "remains an absolute priority" for Russia, coming soon on the heels of the collapse of the New START nuclear treaty with the United States. The nuclear triad serves as the ultimate guarantee of Russia's security and allows the effective maintenance...

By Tyler Durden