Russia may lift the veil on its vast nuclear arsenal after a new strategic arms reduction treaty with the United States comes into force, a spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
The United States this month disclosed for the first time the size of its nuclear arsenal -- once a top secret figure during the Cold War with Soviet Union -- in an effort to bolster non-proliferation efforts.
"We think that this step by Washington will increase transparency and consolidate trust between nuclear and non-nuclear states," Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Andrei Nesterenko told reporters.
He said Moscow would consider doing the same after a new nuclear arms reduction treaty came into force.
"After the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which was signed by the Russian and US presidents in Prague..., comes into force, we will likewise be able to consider disclosing the total number of Russia's deployed strategic delivery vehicles and the warheads they can carry," Nesterenko said.
