US EditionPutin’s Nuke Secrets Exposed as Blueprints for Warhead Bases Leaked
- Journalists from Danwatch and Der Spiegel exposed leaked blueprints in summer 2024 revealing detailed layouts and underground tunnels of Russia's nuclear missile facilities in Yasny, Orenburg region.
- The leaks resulted from a major security breach in military procurement databases despite Russia's 2020 law restricting access and a secure portal for vetted enterprises.
- The documents include floor plans, furnishing details, security systems with electric fencing and sensors, materials sourced from Western companies, and show extensive modernization of several missile regiments.
- Experts estimate around 900 strategic warheads are deployed in these silos, with Hans Kristensen calling the leak "absolutely incredible," while Tom Røseth noted costly required facility adjustments.
- The exposure compromises Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, may force expensive security upgrades, and marks a significant chapter amid Europe's fundamental security policy shift.
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Putin's Nuclear Projects Unveiled by a Leak of Secret Documents
A resounding flight of secret files, over two million, revealing to the world the enormous strengthening of military infrastructure at the most protected structures in Russia. To unveil it are the site of Danish investigative journalism Danwatch and Der Spiegel, who have studied the maps in the smallest details: in particular have been found "centenniaia" of original projects of the bases of the Strategic Missionistic Forces near the town of Yas…
Behind closed blast doors Danish and German journalists uncover detailed blueprints offering an unprecedented look inside Russia’s nuclear weapons silos
Russia is conducting a large-scale modernization of the underground silos that store its missiles with strategic nuclear warheads, journalists from the Danish investigative project Danwatch and the German publication Der Spiegel have discovered. The investigation, presented on May 28, states that Danwatch journalists obtained more than two million documents concerning Russian military contracts, which they then analyzed in collaboration with col…
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Putin’s nuke secrets exposed as blueprints for warhead bases leaked
MAD Vladimir Putin’s top secret nuclear sites have been exposed, where city-flattening warheads that can reach European capitals within minutes are launched. The Russian dictator made a chilling announcement in 2018 on the development of a series of new nuclear weapon systems that could put Moscow ahead in the arms race against the West – warning “nobody wanted to listen to us – so listen now”. ReutersVladimir Putin’s secret nuke sites have been…
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charter97.orgJournalists Gained Access to the Secret Plans of Russian Nuclear Military Bases
Plans for secret Russian nuclear facilities were openly published in Russian tender documents and collected by researchers, as described in a joint Danish investigative publication Danwatch and German magazine Der Spiegel.
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