Nonilex, 16 days ago These #weapons, referred to as “#tactical,” are designed for #battlefield use & have smaller warheads than “strategic” #NuclearWeapons meant to target cities. #Russia’s DM said that #Putin had ordered an exercise for #missile, #aviation & #naval personnel to “increase the readiness of nonstrategic #nuclear forces to carry out #combat missions.” The announcement of the exercise was Russia’s most explicit warning in its >2yr #invasion of #Ukraine that it could use tactical #NuclearWeapons there.
These #weapons, referred to as “#tactical,” are designed for #battlefield use & have smaller warheads than “strategic” #NuclearWeapons meant to target cities. #Russia’s DM said that #Putin had ordered an exercise for #missile, #aviation & #naval personnel to “increase the readiness of nonstrategic #nuclear forces to carry out #combat missions.”
The announcement of the exercise was Russia’s most explicit warning in its >2yr #invasion of #Ukraine that it could use tactical #NuclearWeapons there.