russia does not rule out increasing its missile arsenal amid confrontation with the West

russia does not rule out increasing its missile arsenal amid confrontation with the West

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May 6 2024, 09:11 AM  •  19425 views

russia may be considering increasing its missile arsenal to deter the West amid open confrontation and deteriorating relations caused by its invasion of Ukraine.

russia is talking about increasing its missile arsenal to deter the West, as moscow is now in open confrontation with the United States and its allies. According to Reuters, this was stated by a russian diplomat, UNN reports.

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According to russian and American diplomats, russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 caused the worst break in relations between russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

russia has ramped up its weapons production and, according to the United States, will produce more artillery this year than all 32 NATO members combined.

Reuters quotes russian Ambassador-at-Large grigory mashkov as saying that russia is now at the stage of "open confrontation, which I hope will not lead to direct armed conflict." He added that russia needs to continue "building up its missile arsenal.

He also said that russia needs to do more than it is doing now, given what he said is the growing threat from the West and technological advances in most types of missiles, from tactical to intercontinental.

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