Russia and NATO Are Both Holding Nuclear Drills Despite Rising Tensions
- NATO plans big exercise starting next week in western Europe
- Officials say Russia hasn’t shifted its nuclear arsenal
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Moscow and NATO are both proceeding with nuclear exercises, even as tensions escalate over President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use “all means available” -- including atomic weapons -- to defend land he claims to be Russian.
The drills come as Russia steps up its missile attacks on Ukraine, nearly eight months into its invasion and as its troops struggle to make headway on the ground. Putin has recently moved to annex parts of Ukraine, and is mobilizing as many as 300,000 Russian reservists.