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US authorities doubt cruiser Moskva had nuclear warheads aboard

One of the U.S. high-ranked officials mentioned that the installation of nuclear weapons aboard the Moskva (Moscow) would be highly unusual.

Missile cruiser "Moscow" of the Black Sea Fleet, 6 April 2022
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Missile cruiser "Moscow" of the Black Sea Fleet, 6 April 2022
There's doubt in the U.S. that the cruiser Moskva has nuclear warheads aboard. CNN reports that referring to high-ranked American officials that stay in touch with the U.S. intelligence.The article mentions that U.S. intelligence monitors the movement of nuclear weapons by Russia. No such movements have been noticed so far.

Besides, it's noted that since the cruiser Moskva was equipped with an air defense system the installation of nuclear weapons aboard the ship would be highly unusual.

The project director at the Institute of the Black Sea Strategic Research Andriy Klymenko stated that the cruiser Moskva could have had nuclear warheads aboard.

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