It is noted that as part of the exchange of data with Washington on the number of strategic offensive weapons in the United States, 41 B-52H heavy bombers, nuclear warheads and 56 Trident II SLBM launchers were not taken into account.
It is noted that these and similar weapons should be taken into account in accordance with the interstate agreement between the START measures.
Also, the American side did not mention the four silo launchers (silos) of ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missile. -
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), which the United States renamed "training mines".
“The Russian side cannot confirm the bringing of these strategic offensive weapons into a state unsuitable for the use of nuclear weapons of heavy bombers and SLBMs ... and also objects to the arbitrary retraining of silos for ICBMs intended for training,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.
In September, Russia and the United States exchanged information on the number of strategic offensive weapons under the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty.
Last month it also became known that the Russian and American sides are discussing holding a face-to-face meeting of an advisory commission on a treaty on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms.