Russia stops sharing missile test info with US, opens drills Russia will no longer give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests as envisioned under a nuclear pact the Kremlin has suspended, a senior Moscow diplomat said Wednesday, as its military rolled missile launchers across Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid fighting in Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies that Moscow has halted all information exchanges with Washington under the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the U.S. after suspending its participation in it last month. Along with the data about the current state of the countries’ nuclear forces routinely released every six months in compliance with the New START treaty, the parties also have exchanged advance warnings about test launches and deployments of their nuclear weapons. Such notices have been an essential element of strategic stability for decades, allowing Russia and the United States to correctly interpret each other’s moves and make sure that neither country mistakes a test launch for a missile attack. Russia Unveils Advanced Warships, Weapon Systems for 2023 Russia will induct new submarines, warships, and weapon systems in 2023 to bolster its military firepower, according to a report by the state-owned TASS. Four underwater vehicles and 12 advanced surface ships will reportedly go into service with the Russian armed forces later this year. That excludes the Borei-A project’s Emperor Alexander III nuclear submarine. The country will also induct 22 launchers with intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and three Tu-160 strategic missile carriers. The Ministry of Defense has also revealed that it will increase the supply of Kinzhal and Tsirkon high-precision hypersonic missile systems. Bolstering ‘Nuclear Triad’ Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said earlier this week that his country will continue to develop its “nuclear triad” to guarantee its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The triad consists of ICBMs, nuclear submarines, and strategic bombers that will act as Moscow’s “nuclear shield.” “Our immediate plans are to expand the arsenals of modern shock weapons. An equally important task is to upgrade equipment and tactical gear of personnel to the highest level in the shortest possible time,” he said, as quoted by Anadolu Agency.