Putin launches drills of Russia's nuclear forces featuring retaliatory strikes

The Independent

The Independent

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia presided over a nuclear training exercise on Tuesday that included practice launches of ballistic missiles, a move widely seen as an attempt to show force amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The New York Times
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Russia conducted long-range missile tests on Tuesday, to simulate a “massive” nuclear retaliation in response to an enemy first strike.
ABP Live
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Russia’s Defense Ministry fired a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
The Moscow Times
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Putin announced an update to the country's nuclear doctrine that would deem a conventional attack by a non-nuclear nation supported by a nuclear power an attack on Russia.
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