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Dead Hand (Perimeter)
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- 1Russia Restored Perimeter Nuclear Retaliation System, Report Says▼Russia Has Restored the Perimeter Retaliatory Nuclear Strike System, The Sunday Times Says
Russia has restored its Cold War-era 'Perimeter' system, designed to launch a nuclear retaliatory strike automatically if leadership is decapitated, according to The Sunday Times. The dead-hand-style system would ensure retaliation even if Russian command structures were destroyed in a first strike. The claim has drawn attention amid ongoing tensions over nuclear rhetoric tied to the war in Ukraine.