On the impact of the unprecedented tension between Russia and the West, especially after growing fears that it will succeed Russian-Ukrainian conflict Having entered its eighth month, in a “nuclear war”, it appears that Russian forces are preparing to carry out nuclear exercises in the coming days.
A senior US military official confirmed that Moscow has not yet notified Washington of the nuclear exercises it is expected to conduct shortly.
He also made it clear that Russia will likely conduct missile tests during Grom’s annual drills of its strategic nuclear forces, in a few days.
“We have not received any kind of official notification,” he told reporters yesterday, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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Noting that under the New START treaty, Moscow is required to provide advance warning before launching these missiles, according to US officials.
However, Western officials expressed confidence in their ability to distinguish between Russian exercises and any actual movement on their part Russian President Vladimir Putin to carry out its “nuclear” threats.
Interestingly, these exercises, which represent another Russian challenge to the United States and its allies, come after Putin publicly threatened late last month (September 2022) to use nuclear weapons to defend his country, should he of attack on his country. territory.