Nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation: Journalists exposed a large -scale restructuring of secret objects - Der Spiegel

Large -scale works are already underway on facilities: new roads, protective shelters, barracks, team points, warehouses and underground tunnels are being built. Satellite images and more than two million internal documents received by journalists testify to a large -scale restructuring of military infrastructure in Russia. It is, in particular, about mass purchases of steel, cement and insulating materials.

Some of the building materials are of foreign origin, including the products of the German company Knauf. The documents also state that Russia not only developed new types of weapons in parallel, but also actively built new military facilities. "The whole bases were . . . rebuilt, hundreds of new barracks, guard towers, control points and warehouses, dug kilometers of underground tunnels," Danwatch wrote.

The documents obtained contain comprehensive technical descriptions of military bases, which include three -stage electrical barriers, powerful concrete fortifications, explosion doors, as well as a complex of infrared sensors, seismic and radiation sensors. In addition, the materials provide detailed plans for objects with accurate video cameras, weapons, protective equipment and personnel. According to experts, published information poses a serious threat to the safety of these objects.

It is especially emphasized that the documents belong to the category of reconnaissance information of the highest level of secrecy, capable of discovering potential vulnerability and facilitating the preparation of purposeful attacks. "The fact that you managed to find it says that in Russia there was a serious failure of the procedures,"-said the former commander of the 1st Battalion of Military Intelligence of the British Army Philip Ingrem.

It is reported that Russia will probably have to review the functioning of some of these objects, which will lead to significant additional costs. Recall that the US Congress Research Service (CRS) has released a report that presented an updated analysis of Russian nuclear forces, military doctrine and strategic course.