Oreshnik IRBM: What We Know and What We Don’t Know

... Europe In November 2024, Moscow took two important steps towards strengthening strategic deterrence. First, the updated Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence have been approved and published. Secondly, a “combat test” of the latest Oreshnik missile system was carried out with a strike on the territory of Ukraine. The latter will be discussed in greater detail. Background The Stabilizing “Basic Principles”: Moscow Reduces Options for Pre-Nuclear Escalation. Russia’s leading ...