Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia Has Right To Deploy Nuclear Arms On Its Soil, Including Crimea

Islander E anti-aircraft missile complex (RIA Novosti / Ramil Sitdikov)

RT: Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia has right to place nuclear arms on its soil, including Crimea

Russia has the right to house nuclear weapons on its territory, if it deems this move to be necessary, while this also includes the option of stationing them in Crimea, a statement from the Foreign Ministry read.

“Russia obviously retains the right, if needed, to deploy its nuclear weapons anywhere on its national territory, including on the Crimean Peninsula,” the Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms control at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mikhail Ulyanov told the RIA Novosti news agency on Monday.

Update #1: Moscow May Deploy Nuclear Arms Anywhere in Russia, Including Crimea -- Sputnik
Update #2: Russia Threatens to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Crimea -- National Interest

WNU Editor: This is Moscow's way of saying to everyone to "mind their own business". As to the question .... are their nuclear weapons in Crimea? Considering the massive Russian naval presence on the peninsula .... I would be surprise if there were none.