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- 1Russia revives Cold War Dead Hand nuclear system in Urals bunker●Russia revives Cold War Dead Hand nuclear system in rebuilt Urals bunker
Reports say Russia has restored the Cold War-era Dead Hand semi-automated nuclear retaliation system in a rebuilt bunker in the Ural mountains. The system is designed to trigger a counterstrike if Russian leadership is decapitated by a nuclear attack. The news is drawing attention amid ongoing tensions over nuclear risk and deterrence between Russia and the West.
- 2Russia modernizes secret 'Dead Hand' nuclear command complex in Urals●🇷🇺☢️ # Russia has carried out a major modernization of a secret underground command complex in the Ural Mountains linked
Russia has carried out a major modernization of a secret underground command complex in the Ural Mountains linked to Perimetr, the Cold War-era nuclear retaliatory command system known in the West as 'Dead Hand'. The report, based on military documents, suggests Moscow is investing in keeping its Cold War-era doomsday infrastructure operational and upgraded amid ongoing tensions with the West.