Russia Expands Underground Nuclear Command Facility in the Urals
Procurement records show 22,000 tonnes of steel and 56,500 tonnes of cement were ordered as Russia modernized the underground site.
- A joint investigation published September 26 revealed Russia has massively expanded Object 1335, a deep bunker in the Ural Mountains, and reactivated its Cold War-era Dead Hand nuclear retaliation system.
- Known in Russia as Perimetr, the system was developed during the Cold War as a backup to transmit nuclear launch orders if senior leadership and communications were destroyed in a surprise attack.
- Procurement records from 2018 to 2024 show massive orders for around 22,000 tons of steel and more than 56,000 tons of cement; retired Major General V. G. Khalin wrote that the facility was placed on combat duty in 2023.
- While some experts argue the system was never fully deactivated, Stanford nuclear security expert Jeffrey Lewis told Danwatch the 'simplest explanation' is that Russia is returning Dead Hand to operation.
- Analysts suggest the move reflects President Vladimir Putin's fear of decapitation strikes, though former U.S. ambassador Steven Pifer warned that increased automation makes him 'a little bit nervous' regarding human control.
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Russia's Facility 1335 Nuclear Bunker in Urals Linked to Cold War 'Dead Hand' in New Investigation
An investigation links major construction and modernisation work at Russia's Facility 1335 to the Perimeter nuclear command system, but experts dispute whether it was newly reactivated.
Over the past few years, Russia has allegedly carried out a major modernization of one of the most secretive facilities of the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) – the underground command complex "Object 1335" located beneath M..
According to military procurement documents, the work began at least in 2018 and continued until 2024. For the facility, at least 22,000 tons of steel, 56,500 tons of cement, approximately 600 km of cable, dozens of transformers and substations, heavy...
Russia has revived the Cold War project, which provides for a retaliatory nuclear strike against the West, which is written by The Sunday Times.
Russia revives Cold War Dead Hand nuclear system in rebuilt Urals bunker
Credit: bne IntelliNewsRussia has rebuilt a secret Urals mountain bunker and put its Cold War "Dead Hand" nuclear retaliation system back on duty, The Sunday Times and Danwatch reported on September 26.
Vladimir Putin constructing doomsday nuclear bunker as Moscow revives Cold War programme
Vladimir Putin constructing doomsday nuclear bunker as Moscow revives Cold War programme . Russia is rebuilding a vast underground nuclear command centre buried deep inside a mountain in the Urals, a major investigation has revealed
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