In September and October, the country’s strategic forces engaged in their largest nuclear weapons-related exercises since the Soviet Union’s demise. On October 12, the Russian Navy joined with the Strategic Rocket Forces to conduct a well-integrated exercise involving near-simultaneous testing of three long-range ballistic missiles from separate ground and submarine launch platforms.
俄罗斯政府还试图展示该国不断增长的军事潜力。9月和10月，该国的战略部队举行了苏联解体以来规模最大的核武器相关演习。10月12日，俄罗斯海军联合战略火箭部队进行了一场十分协调的演习，演习期间还从不同的地面和潜艇发射平台试射了三个远程弹道导弹，进行了同时发射试验。