Russia assured that its forces rehearsed a nuclear-capable missile launch simulation in the western exclave of Kaliningradin the midst of his military campaign in the Ukraine.
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After sending troops to Ukraine in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made veiled threats suggesting his willingness to use his country’s tactical nuclear weapons.
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During military games in the Baltic Sea enclave between Poland and Lithuania on Wednesday, Russia tested simulated “electronic launches” of its nuclear-capable Iskander mobile ballistic missile system, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Russian forces practiced single and multiple attacks on targets that emulated missile launch systems, airstrips, protected infrastructure, military equipment and command posts of a simulated enemy, according to the statement.
After the “electronic” launches, the military personnel carried out a maneuver to change their position seeking to avoid “a possible retaliatory attack”added the Russian ministry.
The combat units also practiced “actions in conditions of radiation and chemical contamination.” More than 100 soldiers participated in the trials.
Russia put its nuclear forces on alert shortly after Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24. The Kremlin chief has warned of swift retaliation if the West intervenes directly in the Ukrainian conflict.
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Observers have noted that in recent days Russian state television has tried to make the use of nuclear weapons more palatable to the public.
“For two weeks we have heard on our television screens that the nuclear silos must be opened”journalist Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, said on Tuesday.
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