Putin Says Russia Has Built Rare Nuclear Weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said only Russia and the United States have the rare distinction of possessing a modern “nuclear triad,” before adding that his country’s arsenal is more advanced. A “nuclear triad” refers to a military structure that consists of land-launched nuclear missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and aircraft with nuclear bombs and missiles. China and India—as well as possibly Israel—are said to have nuclear triads, along with the U.S. and Russia. Throughout the course of the war that Putin launched on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, he and other Kremlin officials have frequently made public mentions of…