Russian strategic rocket forces to modernize security systems in 2014
6 January 2014, 13:22
In 2014 the modernization of the automatic security systems at five facilities of the Russian strategic rocket forces will involve for the first time the Russian Defense Ministry's 12th main department responsible for maintaining, developing and servicing the Russian forces' nuclear arsenal and for controlling nuclear tests of other countries.
'In 2013 these works were held at eight facilities of the Russian strategic rocket forces. The modernization of the automatic security systems includes changing technical means of detection, alert and protection. The works in this direction will continue,' representative of the Russian Defense Ministry's press service and information department for the Russian strategic rocket forces, Col. Igor Yegorov, told Interfax-AVN on Monday.
The forces being re-equipped with the Yar rocket complex are supplied with the latest automatic security systems 'including a number of modern means increasing the reliability and readiness for target use in any conditions,' Yegorov said.
Nuclear facilities of the Russian strategic rocket forces are currently guarded with the use of six various types of automatic security systems, Yegorov said.
The majority of them have already been modernized and include means upon the new element basis, he said.
Works to improve the systems of physical protection of the Russian strategic rocket forces facilities are held solely by military experts and involve Russian organizations, he said.
'The equipment being installed is developed and produced solely at Russian enterprises of the military industrial complex. It is ensured during the works being held that the information on the configuration of security complexes being installed, the operation principles and algorithms of their functioning is utterly closed,' Yegorov said.
The task of guarding the military facilities of the Russian strategic rocket forces against unsanctioned access is a priority one for the Russian strategic rocket forces' leadership, Yegorov said.
'The Russian strategic rocket forces was and is taking organizational and technical measures in order to exclude such cases,' he said.
This work is held in the framework of the automatic security system modernization program until 2015 approved by Russian strategic rocket forces Commander Gem. Col. Sergei Karakayev, Yegorov said.
Voice of Russia, Interfax
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