- NATO’s ‘Steadfast Noon’ routine October exercise will see up to 60 aircrafts take part in training flights
- The nuclear drills do not involve live bombs and were ‘not linked to current world events’, according to NATO
- NATO’s Oana Lungescu, said the exercise helps ensure nuclear deterrent ‘remains safe, secure and effective’
- This came as Vladimir Putin said today that direct clashes with Russia would spark a ‘global catastrophe’
- The Russian president spoke today from Astana, Kazakhstan after a meeting between ex-Soviet allied states
- He said his mobilisation was getting close to achieving its target of calling up 300,000 new troops
NATO is set to start military drills practising the use of Europe’s nuclear bombs on Monday after Putin warned direct clashes with Russia would spark ‘global catastrophe’.
Its annual nuclear exercise ‘Steadfast Noon’ will see up to 60 aircrafts take part in training flights over Belgium, the North Sea and Britain.
The nuclear drills – which do not involve live bombs – come after Vladimir Putin said today that a direct clash between NATO and Russian troops would lead to ‘global catastrophe’
The alliance said the routine drills were not ‘linked to current world events’.
Putin also said today that he sees no need to carry out massive strikes against Ukraine… ‘for now’.
On its website, NATO said the exercise, which runs until 30 October, was a routine, recurring training activity and added that no live weapons would be used.
Spokesperson Oana Lungescu, said the exercise helps ensure NATO’s nuclear deterrent ‘remains safe, secure and effective’.