Well damn, so much for the unmaintained nukes theory
Not convinced by this story. The guy allegedly worked in security on the base, so probably does not know anything about maintenance needed to keep the warheads operational. I also doubt western security services would let this guy speak to the BBC.
You think there’s a guy?
I’m sure that officer knows the maintenance situation everywhere in Russia since Soviet times.
Because only 1500 of the 1700 nukes working would make such a big difference.
There is difference between working and working according to specs. Nukes are very sensitive maintenance heavy and expensive to upkeep. Optimal yeld is easily lost and if exact timing is off, no boom. Wet fissile fasts don’t level cities.
But true, even single nuke is a tragedy, even if it ends up being a non-functional dirty bomb.
“Go leak this info to some western press, comrade” - Putin
Good thing is that we are gonna find out the truth in a year or so if this dude is still alive
Rubbish. The security people wouldn’t have clearance to know much about what they are guarding, let alone the rest of the countries capabilities. He would know they were put on alert. That’s about it. His statement about maintaining it every minute reeks of trying to make his information more valuable so he is better taken care of by whoever he escaped to. Noone would build a weapon that requires that much maintenance. And if they were doing that much maintenance they might be spit polishing the exterior for all he would know. I call BS
