Russia must develop the capability to destroy the US in a single swift blow if it wants to persuade the Americans to end the nuclear arms race and return to the negotiating table, military expert Konstantin Sivkov said.<\/span><\/p>\n In order to curb the aggression from the West, Moscow shouldn\u2019t compete with Washington in the number of nukes, Sibkov wrote in a new article<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. The president of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems believes that an \u201casymmetrical response\u201d would work much better for Russia, as it is able to produce nuclear weapons with a yield of more than 100 megatons.<\/span><\/p>\n