The Russian strategic robot troops will be on higher alert at the end of February. This is interpreted as a means of political pressure from Vladimir Putin.
The large, strategic doomsday weapons that created the balance of terror during the Cold War have been dusted off, but few believe they will be used.
Tactical nuclear weapons
At the same time, there is another arsenal: the tactical nuclear weapons, those that can be used on a battlefield, in a war. And in the Russian plan for warfare, they can enter at a relatively early stage.
How acute is the nuclear threat? And what is Sweden prepared for in a nuclear weapons scenario?
Participants:
Jan Paasikivi, lieutenant colonel and teacher at the Swedish National Defense College.
Erik Melander, professor of peace and conflict research.
Martin Goliath, researcher in nuclear issues at the Swedish Defense Research Agency.
Host:
Bo Torbjörn Ek
Researcher and reporter:
Ulrika Bergqvist
Producer:
Carl-Johan Ulvenäs
Publisher:
Nils Eklund
Technician:
Mats Jonsson
Audio from: ABC NEWS, BBC, Swedish Radio, SVT
Source: ICELAND NEWS