US EditionRussia's Secret Nuclear Changes Revealed in "Huge" Security Breach
- In May 2025, a major leak uncovered by the Danish media outlet Danwatch in collaboration with the German magazine Der Spiegel detailed extensive information about Russia’s modernization of its nuclear weapons infrastructure at facilities near Yasny in the Orenburg region.
- The leak occurred despite Russia tightening laws in 2020 to restrict access to military records and follows years of a large-scale nuclear missile infrastructure upgrade that Putin publicly announced in 2018 but did not detail.
- The published documents include over two million files with blueprints, internal layouts, procurement records, and satellite images showing rebuilt bases with advanced security and new facilities housing missiles including the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle.
- Hans Kristensen described the leak as providing a 'whole new chapter' in open-source intelligence, while expert Tom Røseth called it 'a huge breach of security' revealing strategic nuclear complexes in unprecedented detail.
- The leak verifies Russia's nuclear modernization is real and extensive, potentially strengthening Moscow's nuclear deterrence and amplifying concerns about the country's strategic threats amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
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Russia's top secret nuke facilities exposed in massive conspiracy breach
A massive security breach has laid bare the inner workings of Russia’s most sensitive nuclear weapons infrastructure. Leaked documents, uncovered by European investigative outlets including Danwatch and Der Spiegel, have exposed detailed blueprints, security layouts, and internal systems of Russia’s nuclear missile sites, including the highly classified Avangard missile base in Yasny. According to Newsweek, […]
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