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Amid massive tensions with Moscow, NATO begins nuclear defense training

2022-10-17 19:36:08Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Amid massive tensions with Moscow, NATO begins nuclear defense training
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Amid massive tensions with Moscow, NATO has begun its annual nuclear deterrence exercise in Western Europe.

According to the Alliance, up to 60 aircraft will participate in the "Steadfast Noon" exercise over the next two weeks. The maneuvers take place especially in the airspace over Belgium, Great Britain and the North Sea. The German armed forces also participate.

According to NATO, the exercise is not a reaction to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. We are dealing with a regular training exercise.

It is a "routine and repetitive exercise that has nothing to do with current world events," NATO headquarters in Brussels said. NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu contented herself with a general statement: "This exercise contributes to ensuring that the Alliance's nuclear deterrent remains secure and effective."

"Steadfast Noon" is an exercise that involves states that do not have nuclear weapons themselves, such as Germany, in NATO's preventive actions.

According to unconfirmed reports, US nuclear weapons are stored in northern Italy, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands and Büchel, the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Nuclear participation envisages that, in case of emergency, nuclear weapons can also be dropped from partner countries' aircraft to neutralize, for example, opposing armed forces. For this purpose, Germany has Tornado PA-200 fighter planes.

Participating air forces are trained, among other things, to safely transport US nuclear weapons from underground shelters to aircraft and mount them under fighter jets, according to military experts. However, during training flights, the planes fly without bombs.

This year, NATO gives a clear announcement about the start of the exercise

Unlike previous years, NATO this year informs about the start of the Steadfast-Noon maneuvers. In Alliance circles, this decision is justified by the fact that this time it is about showing more than usual that NATO is well prepared even for a terrible scenario such as nuclear war.

The annexation of four occupied Ukrainian territories, in violation of international law, has recently raised new concerns about Russia's use of nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin then announced that the territories would be defended with all available means. Putin thus fueled speculation that the Russian military could use small, limited-range nuclear weapons to win the war.


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