19 Jun 2013 17:40

Decline in efficiency of Russian nuclear forces must not be permitted - Putin

ST. PETERSBURG. June 19 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin finds it impossible "to permit a violation of the balance in the system of strategic deterrence or a decline in the efficiency of Russian nuclear forces."

In his introductory speech on the fulfillment of the program of armaments until 2020 he stressed that the system of space defense is a guarantee of the stability of Russian strategic deterrence forces. "They shield the country's territory from an aerospace attack," he said.