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As Russia continues its nuclear threats, US B-52s have joined a varied fleet of aircraft from other NATO countries for nuclear weapons deployment drills running until the end of October.Summary
This article by Emma Helfrich, writing for The Drive, makes the following points:
- NATO has kicked off its annual nuclear deterrence exercise known as STEADFAST NOON.
- The exercise is taking place over north-western Europe and the North Sea.
- A NATO Spokesperson said STEADFAST NOON helped ensure the (NATO) Alliance’s nuclear deterrent remains effective.
- Moscow is also expected to hold its annual nuclear exercises Oct/Nov 2022.
References
Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:
- Ukraine celebrates capturing key town, Putin ally mulls possible nuclear response | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
- ‘Escalate to de-escalate’: Russia’s nuclear threat explained | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
References from the Web:
- OCT 2022 NATO and Russia to hold long planned exercises of nuclear forces as tensions over Ukraine remain high—CNN
- OCT 2022 NATO's Nuclear War Games Are a Risk It Needs to Take—Bloomberg
Source Information:
- Article Source: The Drive
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- RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
