MOSCOW, April 9. /TASS/. The Russian Security Council’s Scientific Board has laid out a set of measures that will help the country counter military threats from NATO, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said.
"The Board has developed recommendations for Russia to counter military threats related to NATO’s development of automated troop management systems and advanced types of weapons," Patrushev said, summing up the results of the Board’s work in 2023.
The top security official said that in the context of defense production, the Board considered issues related to the development and speedy introduction of new types of equipment, military and special, which is in demand in the special military operation zone.
The Scientific Board also considered a number of issues related to ensuring global and regional stability. "The Board’s main focus was on how the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) was functioning, the situation in the Moldova-Transnistria region, as well as prospects for Russia-Uzbekistan cooperation," he emphasized.
Other areas of focus for the Scientific Board
The Security Council secretary pointed to the fact that the strategic planning dialogue aimed to improve the state of national security and create government policy that aligns with what regions need today.
The Council also assessed the stability of the Russian market. According to Patrushev, matters of how to grow Russia's technological sovereignty were also on the agenda.
"The Council has been working non-stop to perfect the methods and means of ensuring information security. First of all, in the interests of protecting critical information structure facilities," he added.
Within the framework of countering internal threats to national security, the Council focused on how to detect and predict terrorist risks, prevent extremism and improve interstate and interconfessional relations at the regional and municipal levels, the top security official pointed out.
He added that reports from the Scientific Board were used for the preparation of meetings and sessions of the Security Council. "Appropriate recommendations have been sent to the relevant government bodies," he stressed.