President Putin: Russia's nuclear shield is very reliable

According to RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin in a congratulatory letter to employees and veterans of the nuclear industry said that Russia's nuclear shield is formed reliably.

"We are proud of the names of the outstanding founders of the nuclear project, many generations of talented scientists, engineers and specialists. Thanks to their professionalism and work, a reliable nuclear shield of the Fatherland was formed," the Russian President said.

The nuclear industry “properly personifies” Russia’s technological prowess, Putin stressed, and the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has preserved and multiplied the innovative traditions of its predecessors. He is sure that the industry will continue to strengthen international cooperation.

According to President Putin, the creation of the nuclear industry largely determines the development of the country's defense industry, contributes to achieving strategic parity and ensuring national security.

“The creation of the nuclear industry in 1945 was a great, truly epochal event in the history of our country, a triumph of scientific and technological progress, which largely determined the development of the domestic economy, energy, healthcare, the defense-industrial complex, contributed to ensuring national security and achieving strategic parity,” Putin said.

The Russian nuclear industry was established in 1945 - the Soviet leadership decided to create the organizational structures necessary for the formation of a domestic nuclear industry.