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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has not seen a change to Russia's disposition of its strategic nuclear forces, it said on Monday, despite what it called"irresponsible rhetoric" from Moscow detailing plans for exercises involving the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons.
"We've not seen any change in their strategic force posture. Obviously, we'll continue to monitor," said U.S. Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson. Russia's foreign ministry said the drills also aimed to cool down"hotheads" in the West, who Moscow accused of pushing for a direct military confrontation between the U.S.-led NATO military alliance and Russia."This is an example of the kind of irresponsible rhetoric that we've seen from Russia in the past. It's completely inappropriate, given the current security situation," Ryder said.
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