Russia upgraded bunker for storing nuclear weapons in the Baltic States

According to the pictures from space, Russia has significantly modernized a bunker for storing nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad, a sensitive exclave of Russian territory, sandwiched between Poland and the Baltic countries.

Фото: Depositphotos

This is evidenced by satellite images published Federation of American Scientists (FAS).

According to the organization, restoration work began at the facility in the middle of 2016. During this period, one of the three underground bunkers was excavated and deepened, and recently it was again blocked.

“Presumably to return to operational status in the near future,” FAS experts noted.

Since the middle of 2016, the site has been undergoing restoration work.
Photo: FAS

At the same time, no work was done on the object from 2002 to 2010 year.

In 2002-2010, no activity was observed at the facility.
Photo: FAS

According to Hans Christensen, director of a nuclear information project in the Federation, it is not clear from the images whether the facility contained nuclear weapons and whether there will be any future weapons there.

“The characteristics of this site suggest that it could potentially serve the Russian Air Force or Navy. But it could also be a facility that could potentially support nuclear warheads for the air force, navy, army, air defense and coastal defense forces in the region,” Christensen said.

“As far as I know, this is the only nuclear weapons storage facility in the Kaliningrad region,” he concluded.

Kaliningrad is an isolated Russian territory on the Baltic Sea coast that will host several soccer matches during the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Estimated storage location.
Infographics: FAS based on Google street-view

The Kremlin has not yet commented on reports of any modernization in Kaliningrad, but has previously actively defended its right to place weapons there.

Russia claims that nuclear warheads are stored in a “central” repository, which is believed to be located in mainland Russia.

Christensen admits that the facility in Kaliningrad "can potentially function as a platform for the conditional storage of nuclear weapons, which will be supplied with warheads from central warehouses in the event of a crisis."

Tensions in Eastern Europe are mounting after Russia's annexation of the Crimea in 2014.

In February, US and European officials expressed concern over the militarization of Russia in the Baltic States after the Kremlin launched new Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad.

The official reaction of Russia to information about the modernization of the bunker has not yet been.

Read also on ForumDaily:

Study: what will be the war between NATO and Russia

How to escape in the event of a nuclear war

US military analyst told how humanity will die

Do you want more important and interesting news about life in the USA and immigration to America? — support us donate! Also subscribe to our page Facebook. Select the “Priority in display” option and read us first. Also, don't forget to subscribe to our РєР ° РЅР ° Р »РІ Telegram  and Instagram- there is a lot of interesting things there. And join thousands of readers ForumDaily New York — there you will find a lot of interesting and positive information about life in the metropolis.