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A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from the Plesetsk launchpad in northwestern Russia, 29 October 2024

Video. Fact-check: What do we know about Russia’s nuclear arsenal?

Updated: 22/11/2024 - 16:41 GMT+1

Moscow has lowered the bar for using nuclear weapons and fired a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead into Ukraine, heightening tensions with the West.

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