Delta III class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet. From Militarypictures.info
Report: Russian Navy To Rely On Tactical Nukes -- International Herald Tribune/AP
MOSCOW: The role of tactical nuclear weapons in the Russian navy may grow, a news agency quoted a senior Russian admiral as saying Monday.
Vice Adm. Oleg Burtsev told the state-run RIA-Novosti that the increasing range and precision of tactical nuclear weapons makes them an important asset.
"Probably, tactical nuclear weapons will play a key role in the future," said Burtsev, the navy's deputy chief of staff.
He added that the navy may fit new, less powerful nuclear warheads to the existing types of cruise missiles.
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