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title: "Russia expands CB capability"
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date: "2026-07-30T21:45:55+00:00"
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#  Russia expands CB capability

 Written by Gwyn Winfield on 31 January 2024.

The visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to the Sergey Posad site outside Moscow has rattled some cages. In the [Ria Novost](https://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12498027)i version, it explains how he inspected the facility, including the social infrastructure, where two new buildings will be commissioned. The article focuses on the legend that these will be used to quickly identify biological threats. The [Riamo ](https://riamo.ru/article/707207/shojgu-nuzhno-prodolzhit-naraschivanie-osobo-vostrebovannyh-sredstv-porazheniya)article, however, expands on this and talks about increasing the testing facilities for these 'popular weapons.'

Difficult to unpack signalling from genuine intent, but all in all, it's not good news.

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