ArmInfo. The Armenian Defense Ministry has specified the conditions for using Iskander system.
"Armenia will take a decision to use the Iskander systems depending on the developments," Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan says in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"I can specify the algorithm. The parameters of this weapon make it possible to inflict an irreparable harm to the infrastructure of the country it will be used against. So, the decision to use the Iskanders will be closely connected with the developments. Anyway, we consider it as a weapon of guaranteed blow if the need arises. First of all, it is a weapon of restraint. It is obvious that the developments can dictate revision of such approaches, but actually this weapon is needed to cool the hot heads," the minister says.
The Iskander systems were showcased during the military parade in Yerevan on September 21, 2016, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Armenia's independence. By some data, they had been supplied to the Armenian armed forces even earlier and were put on alert during the escalation of the conflict in Karabakh in April 2016.