Russia president Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Russia will expand it nuclear arsenal. He said Russia is to add more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal in 2015, Russian media reported. Speaking at an arms fair, the President said the weapons would be able to overcome even the most technically advanced anti-missile defence systems. There has been a resurgence in tension between Russia and Western powers over Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis. Nato has confirmned the Mr Putin announcement saying the move amounted to " nuclear sabre-rattling" and was " unjustified" and " dangerous". Mr Putin's announcement came after Poland and Lithuania said they were negotiating with America over a plan to store US heavy weapons.
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