Russian Orthodox leader claims Soviet nuclear bomb was result of divine intervention

Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, has stated that the creation of the Soviet Union's atomic bomb was guided by divine intervention. Speaking following a liturgy at the Trinity Monastery, Kirill remarked that God acted through Soviet scientists, engineers, and workers to produce the nuclear weapon in Sarov, a site historically associated with Saint Seraphim of Sarov.

According to the patriarch, the development of the bomb stopped foreign adversaries from destroying and subjugating the nation. His comments highlight ongoing efforts by church leadership to frame strategic Soviet military achievements within a religious context.

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