German journalists from Der Spiegel and their Danish colleagues from Danwatch claim to have gained access to secret plans of Russian nuclear military bases. They were allegedly published in tender documentation.
The investigation states that over 2 million tender documents were analyzed. They contained hundreds of plans for a Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) base in the city of Yasny in the Orenburg region.
The materials indicate the layout of the bases, including the location of weapons cabinets and underground tunnels. According to Der Spiegel and Danwatch, Russia has 11 facilities for storing nuclear weapons. In the last decade, these bases have been expanded and modernized, equipped with electronic monitoring systems and advanced air defense (AD) systems.
Russian authorities have repeatedly emphasized that the nuclear arsenal is a guarantee of maintaining stability and sovereignty. President Vladimir Putin stated in March 2024 that "from a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready, they [nuclear missiles] are constantly in a state of combat readiness."
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