Putin Oversees Russian Forces Simulating A Massive Retaliatory Nuclear Strike

Russia's President Vladimir Putin inspects a military exercise via a video link from Moscow on October 25, 2023. © Sputnik via Reuters  

France 24: Putin oversees Russian rehearsal of 'massive retaliatory nuclear strike'  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw ballistic missile drills remotely, the Kremlin said, hours after Russia moved to revoke its ratification of a landmark nuclear test ban treaty.  

Moscow's defence minister Sergei Shoigu also said Russia's forces would also be practising a "massive" retaliatory nuclear strike. 

The drills came 20 months into Moscow's Ukraine offensive -- which has raised some fears of nuclear war -- and hours after Russia moved to revoke a key nuclear arms control treaty. 

"Under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Russian armed forces, Vladimir Putin, a training exercise was conducted with the forces and equipment of ground, sea and air components of nuclear deterrent forces," the Kremlin said in a statement.  

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Putin Oversees Russian Forces Simulating A Massive Retaliatory Nuclear Strike 

Russian nuclear forces conduct major test -- RT  

Russia Conducts Strategic Deterrence Forces Drills Chaired by Putin -- Sputnik  

Putin watches strategic deterrence exercise via video conferencing -- TASS  

Russia says it rehearsed delivering a massive retaliatory nuclear strike -- Reuters

Russian forces simulate nuclear strike as upper house rescinds ratification of test-ban treaty -- AP

Russia To Conduct First Nationwide Exercise Simulating A Nuclear Attack From The West On October 3

Alexei Babushkin / SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images © The Western Journal  

Newsweek: Russia Prepares Nationwide Drills With Nuclear War Scenario 

Russia is set to hold nationwide exercises early next month, according to new reports, in preparation for "the danger of armed conflicts involving nuclear powers." 

Russian authorities will hold large-scale drills across the country on October 3 because of the "growing danger of armed conflicts including [with] nuclear-capable powers near Russia's borders," the Baza Telegram channel, which is linked to Russia's security services, reported on Thursday, citing the head of Russia's Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, or Rospotrebnadzor.  

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Update #1: Putin to stage first nationwide exercise simulating nuclear attack from the West (Metro) Update #2: Putin Orders First Nationwide Nuclear Exercise to Simulate Attack from Outside Borders (Western Journal)  

WNU Editor: The next day the U.S. will be conducting a massive emergency alert test at 2:20PM EDT .... Massive emergency alert test scheduled to hit your phone on Wednesday. Here's what to know. (USA Today). 

Hmmm .... are they prepping us for nuclear war?

Russian President Putin Says 'F*** NATO' On NATO Nuclear Weapon Requests

Speaking at Russia's flagship economic forum in St Petersburg, Putin told those gathered that the first warheads had arrived in the country, but that this was only 'the first part' of the planned delivery  

Daily Mail: Vladimir Putin tells West to 'go to hell'as despot confirms that nuclear weapons have been moved to Belarus as a precaution for 'anyone thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat' on Russia 

* Lukashenko said Belarus has started receiving Russian tactical nuclear weapons 

* It is Moscow's first move of such bombs outside Russia since fall of Soviet Union 

President Putin told the West to 'go to hell' on nuclear arms reduction as he confirmed he has moved nuclear weapons into Belarus, claiming it is a precautionary measure for 'anyone thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat' on Russia. 

 Speaking at Russia's flagship economic forum in St Petersburg, Putin told those gathered that the first warheads had arrived in the country, but that this was only 'the first part' of the planned delivery. 

 He added: 'Just talking about this (the potential use of nuclear weapons) lowers the nuclear threshold. We have more than NATO countries and they want to reduce our numbers. Go to hell.'  

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WNU Editor: The Western press is saying Putin said 'go to hell'. Not really. I saw the video on what he said. He said the equivalent of 'f*** NATO' in Russian. This is the first time I have ever seen or heard Putin swear like this.

Russian President Putin Says 'F*** NATO' On NATO Nuclear Weapon Requests  

Vladimir Putin tells West to 'go to hell'' on nuclear arms reduction -- The Telegraph  

Putin warns NATO over being drawn into Ukraine war, says Russia has more nuclear weapons -- CNN  

Putin says 'f*** them' in response to NATO member countries' nuclear weapons request -- Daily Star  

Putin tells Nato to 'go to hell' as Russia deploys nukes and issues F-16 threat -- Express 

In a warning to the West, Putin says Russian tactical nukes are being put in Belarus to stop a 'strategic defeat' -- Insider