US EditionWhat Is the "Dead Hand", This Nuclear Deterrent that Inflames Relations Between Russia and the United States?
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Verbal threats, deployed submarines and allusion to the mysterious "dead hand": Washington and Moscow reconnect with the rhetoric of nuclear confrontation.
Threatening signs of former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fuel the confrontation with the US. Observers give up riddles, because they stand in stark contrast to the man who was once considered a "liberal reformer." What is really behind it.
In the midst of an escalation of tension between Russia and the United States, the ghosts of the Cold War that we thought were buried resurface. Donald Trump confirms the deployment of nuclear submarines while Moscow reactivates the fear of the “Dead Hand” system, an automatic retaliation mechanism designed to launch missiles if the Kremlin’s dome falls. Nuclear deterrence returns to the center of the international board, with every word turned …
Is it possible, as former Russian President Medvedev claims, that a fully automated response system called "dead hand" could launch a nuclear response in the event of the destruction of the country? Beyond the words on X, not really.... Explanations.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's threatening gestures are fueling an increasingly tense relationship with the United States. Medvedev, who still holds a senior position in Vladimir Putin's government as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, has made references to Russia's "dead hand" system in his statements. What is it?
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