Hiding in the shadows: How Russia’s reviving Cold War tricks to keep its nuclear threat moving

Russias nuclear infrastructure is growing in the shadows. Satellite images reveal extensive construction at five sites, from Belarus to Kamchatka, as Moscow reinforces old Cold War-era bases with new bunkers, railheads and tunnels. Analysts say this modernisation is about more than just maintenance — it signals a sharpening edge to Russias nuclear threat in a Europe unsettled by the Ukraine war. At each site, fresh security, hidden guardposts and new facilities hint at plans yet to be declared.