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Dead Hand (Perimeter) system
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- 1Report Claims Russia Reactivated Its 'Dead Hand' Nuclear System▼Times report says Russia reactivated its “Dead Hand” nuclear retaliation system — expert Pavel Podvig says the system was never deactivated
The Times reports that Russia has reactivated its 'Dead Hand' semi-automated nuclear retaliation system, designed to launch missiles automatically if leadership is decapitated. Expert Pavel Podvig disputes the framing, saying the system, formally known as Perimeter, was never deactivated in the first place. The claim is drawing attention amid ongoing tensions over Russia's nuclear posture in the war in Ukraine.
- 2Russia 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.