Russia’s Military Drills Aimed at Western Threat Include Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Last Minute Update
Russia Begins Military Exercises Involving Nuclear Weapons
The Russian government has announced that its defense ministry will be conducting military exercises that will involve the use of tactical nuclear weapons. This decision comes in response to what Moscow perceives as provocative threats from Western officials.
The defense ministry stated that the military exercise will include drills focused on the preparation and deployment of non-strategic nuclear weapons. The goal of the exercise is to ensure Russia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, in light of what the ministry described as “provocative statements and threats by some Western officials against the Russian Federation.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement regarding the military exercises, indicating that they should be viewed in the context of the hostile statements made by officials from NATO countries. This suggests that Moscow views the exercises as a necessary response to what it perceives as aggression from Western powers.
The announcement of these military exercises involving nuclear weapons is likely to escalate tensions between Russia and the West. It remains to be seen how Western governments will respond to this latest move by Moscow.
