Nuclear threat as Russia carries out exercises with Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System

The Russian Ministry of Defence has released these images showing what it says are ‘intensive manoeuvring operations' involving its nuclear-capable Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems.

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on Wednesday, June 1 at 6 am, that the Yars mobile missile systems, which can carry nuclear warheads and which boast a reported range of over 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles), were performing ‘intensive manoeuvring operations on combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo Region.'