FILE In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, Russian troops load an Iskander missile onto a mobile launcher during drills at an undisclosed location in Russia.
Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, the Defence Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine.Russian troops load an Iskander missile onto a mobile launcher during drills at an undisclosed location in Russia in February.
Some of Ukraine's Western partners have previously expressed concern about stoking the conflict amid fears it could spill beyond Ukraine into a war between NATO and Russia.Rose Gottemoeller, former deputy secretary general of NATO, says media reports suggesting Russia is trying to develop space-based nuclear weapons aimed at threatening satellite systems, show the importance of unified international action.
Academics and arms control negotiators have spent years arguing about how to define tactical nuclear weapons and few people know exactly how many Russia has because it is an area still shrouded in traditions of Cold War secrecy. The United States believes Russia has around 2,000 such working tactical warheads, 10 times more than Washington.
Western officials have blamed Russia for threatening a wider war through provocative acts. NATO countries said last week they are deeply concerned by a campaign of hybrid activities on the military alliance's soil, accusing Russia of being behind them and saying they represent a threat to their security.
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