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The alliance stressed that although the exercises had been planned before the invasion of Ukraine, it would “remain vigilant” toward nuclear threats from Moscow.
NATO on Monday began its annual series of nuclear preparedness drills on the heels of veiled threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin that he might consider a nuclear option after military setbacks in Ukraine.
The alliance stressed, however, that the drills are a “routine, recurring training activity” that had been planned before Russia invaded Ukraine. A NATO press release stated that the drills are “not linked to any current world events.”…
