Nuclear exercises under NATO are scheduled to begin, amid growing warnings of possible nuclear attacks between the West and Russia. This follows calls by a Czechen leader to use localized low-yield nuclear attacks on Ukraine, and calls from Ukraine’s Zelensky for NATO to pre-emptively retaliate against Russia. Meanwhile, Elon Musk was placed on a Ukrainian…
LIVE: NATO Readies Nuclear Exercises; Elon Musk Placed On Ukraine ‘Hit List’
NATO Readies Nuclear Exercises; Elon Musk Placed On Ukraine ‘Hit List’
Nuclear exercises under NATO are scheduled to begin, amid growing warnings of possible nuclear attacks between the West and Russia. This follows calls by a Czechen leader to use localized low-yield nuclear attacks on Ukraine, and calls from Ukraine’s Zelensky for NATO to pre-emptively retaliate against Russia. Meanwhile, Elon Musk was placed on a Ukrainian…
LIVE 10/17, at 10:30 AM ET: NATO Readies Nuclear Exercises; Elon Musk Placed On Ukraine ‘Hit List’
Nuclear exercises under NATO are scheduled to begin, amid growing warnings of possible nuclear attacks between the West and Russia. This follows calls by a Czechen leader to use localized low-yield nuclear attacks on Ukraine, and calls from Ukraine’s Zelensky for NATO to pre-emptively retaliate against Russia. Meanwhile, Elon Musk was placed on a Ukrainian…
NATO to Kick Off Nuclear Drills Involving B-52 Bombers on Monday
BRUSSELS—NATO said on Friday it would launch its annual nuclear exercise “Steadfast Noon” on Monday, with up to 60 aircraft taking part in training flights over Belgium, the North Sea and Britain to practise the use of U.S. nuclear bombs based in Europe. The nuclear drills—which do not involve live bombs—are taking place amid heightened…
NATO Chief Warns Russia Not to Cross ‘Very Important Line’
BRUSSELS—Russian President Vladimir Putin would be crossing a “very important line” if he were to order the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday, as both the military alliance and Russia are due to hold nuclear exercises in the next few days. NATO is holding its exercise, dubbed “Steadfast Noon,”…
UK to Send Air Defence Missiles to Ukraine
The UK will for the first time give Ukraine rockets that can shoot down cruise missiles, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) rockets will help protect Ukraine’s critical national infrastructure as “Russia’s latest indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine warrant further…
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Towns, NATO Plans Europe Air Defences
KYIV/BRUSSELS—Russian missiles have pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns over the past 24 hours, as NATO allies meeting in Brussels unveiled plans on Thursday to jointly beef up Europe’s air defences with Patriot and other missile systems. “We are living in threatening, dangerous times,” said German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht at a signing…
Ukraine’s Admission to NATO ‘Guaranteed’ to Lead to World War 3: Russian Official
Ukraine’s admission to NATO could trigger a third world war, the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Alexander Venediktov, warned on Thursday. In an interview with the Russian state-owned news agency Tass, Venediktov said that NATO itself is fully aware of the consequences of Ukraine being accepted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Ukraine’s…
Defence Minister Talks With NATO Allies About Strengthening Latvian Battlegroup
Defence Minister Anita Anand met with allies on Wednesday to discuss reinforcing a Canadian-led battlegroup in Latvia with thousands more soldiers, even as uncertainty swirled around what this country can—and will—provide. Anand revealed the discussions while attending a NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels, where she announced another $47-million worth of military aid for Ukraine,…
Nuclear War Is Thinkable
Commentary In an address to his nation in September, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would use nuclear weapons if Russia’s territorial integrity were threatened. “This is not a bluff. … Our independence and freedom will be defended—I repeat—by all the systems available to us,” he said. Most military authorities in the West all but…
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