FILE - In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday April 13, 2021, a nuclear-capable strategic bomber of the Russian air force is shown on a training mission somewhere in Russia. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on May 21, 2024, Russian troops load an Iskander missile as part of drills to train the military for using tactical nuclear weapons at an undisclosed location in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - A trio of Tu-95 nuclear-capable strategic bombers of the Russian air force fly over Pushkin Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 3, 2014 during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Moscow's Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 69 years of the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
FILE - In this image taken form video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on June 12, 2024, Russian soldiers load an Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile launchers at a firing position as part of Russian military drill intended to train the troops in using tactical nuclear weapons. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - This image taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 19, 2022, shows a MiG-31K fighter of the Russian air force carrying a Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile parked at an air field during a military drills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on April 13, 2021, Russian nuclear submarines Prince Vladimir, above, and Yekaterinburg are harbored at a Russian naval base in Gazhiyevo, Kola Peninsula, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - This image taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Russian IMobile launchers of Iskander short-range nuclear-capable missiles during a military exercise at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 25, 2024. (Aleksei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Oct. 26, 2022, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired as part of Russia's nuclear drills from a launch site in Plesetsk, northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - In this image taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Dec. 9, 2020, a Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber fires a cruise missile at test targets, during a military drills in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks at the Security Council meeting on nuclear deterrence at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 25, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE - In this image taken from video provided by RU-RTR Russian television via AP television on Thursday, March 1, 2018, the Avangard hypersonic vehicle blasts off during a test launch at an undisclosed location in Russia. (RU-RTR Russian Television via AP, File)
FILE - In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Sept. 17, 2024, Russian RS-24 Yars strategic ballistic missiles launcher moves out a hangar during a drills in Ivanovo region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service photo via AP, File)
FILE - In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on April 20, 2022, a Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Plesetsk in northwestern Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
FILE - In this image taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Feb. 20, 2019, a Russian Poseidon nuclear-powered underwater drone is photographed being test-launched, in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)