VLADIMIR Putin's arsenal of terrifying superweapons includes the deadly 'Dead Head' system that can reportedly fire 1,600 nukes AT ONCE.

The Russian leader has a collection of powerful weapons at his disposal, which he has repeatedly threatened to use.

It is estimated that the Russian tyrant has nearly 6,000 nuclear warheads at his disposal – 1,600 of which are ready to be deployed.

All these weapons are tied into Moscow's "Dead Hand"nuclear weapons system- also known as Perimeter.

Believed to be one of the most catastrophic nuclear systems in the world, the Dead Hand was first developed during the Cold War.

The system which has been branded a "doomsday device" by experts, is capable of firing all of its nukes at once.

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Dead Hand is an automated weapons system, designed to launch a retaliation nuclear strike.

Essentially, in case Russia is hit in a nuclear attack, the Perimeter would automatically launch a strike at the enemy in response.

It was created to ensure that there would be a retaliation strike in case all Russian officials would be wiped out.

It first checks for signs of senior military officials- if it cannot detect anyone alive it starts checking for signs of a nuclear attack.

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The system detects a nuclear strike by measuring light, radiation levels, seismic activity, air pressure and heat.

The Perimeter is then triggered and sends a pre-entered order from the General Staff of the Armed Forces- a command rocket transmitting launch orders to nuclear silos across the country.

It is believed the command missile is also able to transmit attack orders to Russian forces elsewhere in the world such as bombers and submarines.

The system would then activate the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The killer weapons system is thought to be located in a military bunker somewhere south of Moscow.

Speaking to the Daily Star in 2018, US Air Force nuclear launch officer Dr Bruce Blair said it is operated by three crew members whose only job is to ensure the system is functional.

He said: "[Dead Hand] is fully automatic except that it has to be turned on by the general staff during a crisis, and there is a small crew that would perform a small number of functions before it would operate.

"That crew is not high ranking and would just follow a checklist, and so that human component would not exercise judgement and only react like pavlovian dogs."

He described it as a "legitimate and ethical" way to prevent nuclear war on the foundations of "deterrence-based second-strike retaliation".

While it is only meant to be activated during times of crisis, it reportedly has been switched on and ready to strike since 2009.

Russian missile forces commander Sergey Karakaev confirmed in a 2011 interview that the Dead Hand is still in operation.

He told KP.RU at the time: "Yes, the Perimeter system exists today – she is on combat duty.

"And when the need arises for a retaliatory strike when there is no way to bring a signal to some part of the launchers, this command can come from these missiles from the Perimeter."

The destructive weapons system remains fully functional as fears of a nuclear war are mounting amid rising tensions between Moscow and the West.

Following a series of humiliating defeats on the battlefield, the Russian leader is becoming increasingly frustrated and it is feared he could resort to using nuclear weapons.

The Russian dictator oversaw the worrying "Operation Thunder" exercises yesterday, where Russian forces simulated a massive nuclear strike in retaliation.

Video released by the Russian-military-run Zvezda website showed armed forces personnel in front of computers launching a Yars ballistic missile while other footage showed a Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile being fired from a submarine in the Barents Sea.

And a senior US official has now warned of "new, troubling development involving Russia's nuclear arsenal".

Putin has repeatedly raised the spectre of using the weapons – and it's feared he could potentially be lining up a test in the Black Sea.

Nukes have not been used in a war since the US dropped two bombs on Japan to end World War 2.

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Moscow's war doctrine is believed to be open to using nuclear weapons in a conventional conflict as an intimidation tactic – and the use of such a weapon must be signed off personally by Putin.

Meanwhile, a recent simulation has revealed how a Russian nuclear strike could trigger a global conflict, killing 35 million people in just a matter of hours.

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