NATO Kicks Off Military Drills Simulating Nuclear War
The North Atlantic Alliance has kicked off its yearly war games that simulate a nuclear conflict with Russia. The Kremlin denounced the drills, which Moscow views as an annual provocation.
On Monday, NATO began the war games – dubbed Steadfast Noon – involving 13 countries, 2,000 troops, and dozens of aircraft. The warplanes included some that are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, such as the F-35s.
The Kremlin responded sharply to the drills. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “In the conditions of a hot war, which is going on within the framework of the Ukrainian conflict, such exercises lead to nothing but further escalation of tension.”
The Russian diplomat blamed the West for the heightened tensions. “Russia has never moved with its military infrastructure towards NATO, it has always been the other way round,” he stated.