He noted that Russia is a great maritime power and should have an appropriate fleet.

“But to build such a fleet, you need 100 years, it is very expensive.

In the meantime, it is necessary to protect by available means - to return tactical nuclear weapons, they are in warehouses, ”RIA Novosti quotes Ilkaev.

Earlier, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the founding of the shipyard, the corvette "Fast", which is being built for the Pacific Fleet, was laid down.