tito333 t1_ixw1ndh wrote
Reply to comment by mmm__donuts in Britain says Russia likely removing nuclear warheads from missiles and firing at Ukraine by Koeny1
The Russians know that their nuclear missile storage sites are being monitored by every spy satellite imaginable. They can move the missiles around and no one can truly know when they won't remove the warhead.
mmm__donuts t1_ixw5y4w wrote
Do they generally store the nuclear-capable cruise missiles with the warheads attached? I imagine that makes the security a lot more complicated.
tito333 t1_ixzgftk wrote
They have a lot of missiles ready to go, same as the US with the ICBM silos in the Midwest.
mmm__donuts t1_ixzkeol wrote
Yes. I was asking about cruise missiles, not ICBMs.
tito333 t1_iy0d5jj wrote
From what I read in the WSJ, they keep them their nuclear missiles at storage sites, and it's possible for satellites to view when there's movement going on. https://www.wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/the-mechanics-of-russias-nuclear-arsenal-explained/916534DC-84D1-407A-B03C-F4957B70DAF4
mmm__donuts t1_iy5m4u5 wrote
I can't get through the paywall, but the blurb for the source you linked mentions warheads, not missiles. Additionally, when someone says "nuclear missiles" they almost always mean ICBMs, not cruise missiles.
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