“More advanced and modern’: Putin praises Russia’s nuclear triad. Russia's nuclear capabilities are not as unique as Putin makes them seem.
Even if one of the components of a nuclear force fails or is neutralized, the other two remain operational, maintaining the credibility of deterrence. In a January report for the US think tank think tank, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russian political scientist Maxim Starchak said Russia's modernization program is only a significant success on a paper.