Russia Signals To The World That It's Nuclear Forces Are Ready

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Russia Conducts Surprise Nuclear Readiness Drill -- Zachary Keck, The Diplomat

On Wednesday Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw a snap drill testing the readiness of its nuclear deterrent Ria Novosti reported, citing Russian officials.

A Putin spokesperson confirmed that the drill had taken place. “The exercise involved launches of ballistic missiles, drills by air defense and missile defense units,” Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson said, adding that all the missiles hit their intended targets.

Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the exercise in a statement. “Missile Forces conducted launches of a RS-12M Topol ballistic missile from the Plesetsk space center [in northwestern Russia] and a RS-20V Voyevoda ballistic missile from the Dombarovsky missile site [in central Russia],” the statement said. The targets the missiles hit were located in the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula located in between Japan and Alaska.

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My Comment: This was a massive nuclear drill .... and one that I am sure got a lot of attention.