"It's astonishing that Russian air defenses have not reacted - it's possible that the Russians still don't expect such attacks in the depths of Russian territory," Bundeswehr University political scientist Frank Sauer told DW. Both up to well over 600 kilometers (373 miles) away, the airfields are actually farther from the Ukrainian border than the Kremlin, which has surprised experts. Confusion over Ukrainian airstrikesĮven though Ukraine, in contrast to Russia, has so far only taken aim at military targets in the neighboring country, these strikes have highlighted that the Russian capital is now actually within range as well. The Ukrainian strike could not be more symbolic, not least of all because the bombers that take off from these airbases are regularly armed with dozens of cruise missiles intended for civilian targets in Ukraine, mainly critical infrastructure that provides electricity and heat to the population. But they also represent the first time in more than nine months of war that Ukrainian combat drones have hit strategic targets far in Russia's hinterland. They are the largest bases for long-range bombers in the country, which President Vladimir Putin sees as a superpower. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.įigures sourced from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and, unless otherwise noted."Even Moscow is no longer safe!" What used to be warmongering among many patriotic Russian bloggers and activists online is now turning into anger and uncertainty.Įngels and Dyagilevo - the names of the two airfields rocked by powerful explosions on December 5 - are the new code words on social media for a new sense of bewilderment in Russia.
South Africa produced six nuclear weapons in the 1980s, but dismantled them in the early 1990s. Japan, South Korea and Poland are generally considered de facto nuclear states due to their believed ability to wield nuclear weapons within 1 to 3 years. States marked 'TC' are widely considered technologically capable of wielding, operating or developing nuclear weapons, however are signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and are not known to possess any at the current moment.
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