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Russian exercise simulated resort to nuclear weapons
Russian military forces recently conducted an airborne forces exercise that simulated the use of tactical nuclear weapons to defend against an attack on Russia, according to U.S. intelligence officials. The exercise was described as a “command-post” activity that was designed to test paratrooper readiness to deal with an attack from NATO forces, said officials familiar with intelligence reports of the exercises. The officials said the exercise was similar to other recent military war games in that Russian forces quickly were forced to resort to the use of nuclear forces against the invading armies. Russia’s conventional military forces have been severely weakened in recent years as a result of economic problems. As a result, the military has emphasized a greater reliance on nuclear forces, especially tactical nuclear forces, for its defenses.
The exact number of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons is not known as the arms have never been included in any U.S.-Russian arms control agreements or negotiations. Russia is believed to have between 4,000 and 10,000 tactical nuclear weapons — including artillery shells, aerial bombs, torpedoes and short-range missile warheads.Mfg
Warlord