The move comes in response to hostile rhetoric by top NATO officials according to the president President Vladimir Putin has placed Rus
The move comes in response to?hostile? rhetoric by top NATO officials, according to the president President Vladimir Putin has placed Russia’s strategic deterrence forces on «special» alert, announcing the move during a meeting, on Sunday, with his Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and armed forces Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov. The decision applies to various weapons, both nuclear and conventional, that can be used for defense and offense alike.
