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Putin Directly Supervises Russia's Nuclear Shield Upkeep and New Arms Development – Rosatom CEO

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin personally oversees both the maintenance of Russia's nuclear shield's combat readiness and the development of next-generation weapons based on new physical principles, Alexey Likhachev, CEO of state nuclear corporation Rosatom revealed on Thursday.
"Rosatom's main service is the nuclear shield, the nuclear 'sword' remains our key task. The president personally supervises the creation of weapons based on new physical principles, and the upkeep of the combat capability of our existing solutions," Likhachev said at the Russian federal educational marathon Znanie (Knowledge).
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