Google translate from a news article published today. Looks more like Russian propaganda.
"Several defense experts doubt the information that two Russian planes that violated Swedish airspace were equipped with nuclear weapons.
- My assessment of the pictures is that the plane looks completely unarmed, says Andreas Hörnedal, expert at FOI.
Several media reported on Wednesday that two of the four Russian planes that violated Swedish airspace in early March were armed with nuclear weapons. The information originally came from TV4 Nyheterna, which referred to "sources".
The information has already been toned down by the Armed Forces Air Force Commander.
- Had we seen an increased threat to Sweden linked to this incident or other events, we would have informed about it, said Air Force Chief Carl-Johan Edström to TT.
"Speak against"
Andreas Hörnedal is a research leader and expert on airborne weapons at the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI).
- The news itself has a very unclear source. My assessment of the pictures that the Armed Forces posted, which in itself was quite low-resolution, was that the plane looked completely unarmed, and that applies to all the plan, he says.
Defense debater Johan Wiktorin also questions the information.
- How they flew and maneuvered speaks against a behavior that you should have with such a load, he says.
Impact surgery?
It was early alleged that the two attack planes had been equipped with Kh-32 nuclear missiles. But it is a robot that is very large, weighs about 5.5 tons and is carried on another aircraft (a strategic bomber of the type TU 22M3), according to Andreas Hörnedal.
During the Swedish Armed Forces' weekly press conference, Daniel Olsson, Deputy Head of the Military Intelligence and Security Service (Must), was asked about TV4 Nyheter's information.
Daniel Olsson said that MUST does not comment on other countries' armaments so that it could reveal Sweden's ability to investigate foreign planes.
- We do not go into armaments. But what I can say is that the violation in no way changes the threat against Sweden. We see no increased threat. In general, it is important to be aware that information on nuclear weapons can be used for psychological influence. It's a way to mark and intimidate when it comes to information about nuclear weapons. It is very important to be aware of that and be very critical of sources, said Daniel Olsson."