The government has adopted, at the initiative of the defence ministry, a federal targeted programme on retooling the armaments and munitions depots, said the minister. He added that as soon as he had assumed the post 3,5 years before all the bases and warehouses began introducing regular anti-terrorist measures.
"Formerly, the inventory of munitions, including trotyl, was made rarely. However, some problems have still survived," said the minister.
Anti-terrorism exercises have been held at the defence ministry's munitions and explosives base in the Orlov region where Ivanov is on a visit.
"While making a routine trip about the Oryol region, I have visited today a very important site-a major munitions and explosives storage. I wanted to a make a personal inspection of the way this base is guarded and technically equipped," said Ivanov.
"We have conducted a brief counter-terrorist game, tested the base's technical condition and its guarding system," said the minister.
"The inventory is kept quite O.K. at this base. But coordination of all security systems, including those of the interior ministry, should be improved," he noted.
Ivanov said that when "a detailed check-up" was underway, methods of repelling terrorist threats were tested.
