The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as 'provocative threats'.

The move comes after an acrimonious exchange with senior Western officials, labelled by Moscow as ‘provocative threats’.

Moscow plans to hold a military exercise simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Defense Ministry announced, just days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.

The drills are in response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement Monday.

The exercise is intended to “increase the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to fulfil combat tasks” and will be held on President Vladimir Putin’s orders, according to the statement. The manoeuvres plan to involve missile units of the Southern Military District along with Russia’s air force and navy.

  • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
    52·
    6 months ago

    The people in charge of these drills are the same folks who told putin that Ukraine would fall in three days. They used the money meant for the military to feather their own nests.

    None of them will risk their dachas and harems to start WW3.

    • Ænima@lemm.eeEnglish
      17·
      6 months ago

      I hope you’re right. I grew up learning about the Cold War. Didn’t think I’d have to experience it, but these fuckers refuse to leave power unless they die, and even then the survivors just Weekend at Bernie’s the corpse like Feinstein.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        6 months ago

        This is nothing like the Cold War.

        Back in the 1950s they were doing Atom Bomb tests within sight of Las Vegas. Seeing the explosions was a tourist draw.