For the first time from the Cold War: Russian ships went out to the sea with nuclear weapons - Norway Intelligence

Experts say that it is a northern fleet of the Russian Federation: the central part of the nuclear potential is located in submarines and on surface ships. For the first time in 30 years, the ships of the Northern Fleet of Russia began to go to sea with tactical nuclear weapons on board. About it reports intelligence of Norway (NIS) in its annual report. According to experts, the central part of the nuclear potential is located in submarines and on the surface ships of the northern fleet.

"Nuclear weapons are a particularly serious threat in transactions where NATO countries can participate," the document states. NIS also noted that the ships of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation regularly went out into the sea with nuclear weapons on board during the Soviet Union. However, since the Cold War, such cases have not been observed.

According to Norway intelligence, after the start of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine, the importance of nuclear weapons has significantly increased significantly. The Northern Navy of the Navy of Russia is stationed in the North Sea Murmansk region. The flotilla includes more than 80 submarines and surface ships, in particular, carriers of hypersonic weapons.