MOSCOW. June 3 (Interfax-AVN) - Over 500 combat-ready teams patrol daily as part of the on-duty forces of Russia's Strategic Missile Troops, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Igor Yegorov told Interfax-AVN on Tuesday.
"In all, the on-duty forces of the Russian Strategic Missile Troops have around 6,000 personnel in alert-duty mode daily, including over 500 combat teams. The on-duty forces are thus capable of continually monitoring the state of missile and specialist armament and keeping it ready for use, whilst assuring its nuclear safety whenever assigned a military mission," Yegorov said.