Russia nuclear drills

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 04 Aug 2024 by Alex Teddy
On August 1 Russian soldiers practiced placing dummy warheads on launchers. Russian state media was keen to broadcast Iskander M operational tactical missile systems performing the third stage of the drills. The Iskander M is for short-range nuclear and conventional missiles. The Kremlin said that this prepares the military to use non-strategic nuclear arms. These would be electronic launches. Understandably, details about most Russian military exercises are secret. But it is revealing that Moscow really wants the world to know about these drills. The aim is to scare Western countries into a detente and reduce arms to Ukraine. In July 2024 Russian Forces performed drills using Yars mobile missile launchers. These warheads are 6 times more potent than those used at Hiroshima. The crews moved over 100 km and practiced concealing their weapons. The army, navy and air force have all carried out nuclear drills since July 2024. The drills were possibly hitting back at the US for yet more sanctions. The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gave an expletive laden speech about how Russia should cause the maximum destruction to NATO countries. Medvedev was president 2008-12 and often engages in bellicose rhetoric that would be unseemly for Putin to do. Russia is unhappy that France publicly considered sending troops to Ukraine and that the UK has given permission for Ukraine to use British weapons deeper inside Russia. Belarus has been involved in the Russian nuclear drills. A reason given for nuclear drills is that Sweden and Finland have joined NATO since 2022.

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