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Suspected nuclear weapons storage site in Kaliningrad expanded with triple fencing, new buildings and communications equipment.

Planet Labs satellite images from May 2025, obtained by SVT and reported on 16 June 2025, showed that a suspected nuclear weapons storage base in Kaliningrad had been expanded and modernised in recent years, with new buildings, triple fencing and new communications equipment. Poland’s Foreign Minister had estimated in 2024 that around 100 tactical nuclear warheads could be stored in the exclave.

Occurrence: 2025-05-10
Publication: 2025-05-10
First observed: 2026-10-18T10:30:14.759Z
Review status: Not assessed
Countries: RU
Updated: 2026-10-18T10:30:14.759Z

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Suspected nuclear weapons storage site in Kaliningrad expanded with triple fencing, new buildings and communications equipment.

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2025-05-09T22:31:42Z

Planet Labs satellite images from May 2025, obtained by SVT and reported on 16 June 2025, showed that a suspected nuclear weapons storage base in Kaliningrad had been expanded and modernised in recent years, with new buildings, triple fencing and new communications equipment. Poland’s Foreign Minister had estimated in 2024 that around 100 tactical nuclear warheads could be stored in the exclave.