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October 17, 2022, #NATO started a 2 week long exercise in Europe to train aircrews in using U.S. non-strategic #NuclearBombs. The exercise, known as "#SteadfastNoon" is centered at Kleine Brogel AFB in Belgium, one of 6 airbases in #Europe that store U.S. nuclear bombs.
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SN exercises are held once every year, but this year is unique because the exercise will take place during the largest conventional war in Europe since WWII with considerable tension and uncertainty resulting from 🇷🇺’s war in 🇺🇦.
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Moreover, SN is expected to more or less coincide with a large Russian strategic nuclear exercise.
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Entering the new week, the #UkraineRussiaWar️ is escalating relentlessly. The @NYTimes reports explosions in the Russian region of Belgorod, well north of the Ukraine border. The city of Belgorod is an 8.5 hour drive from Moscow. US-NATO is extending the war into Russia. 1/
Both NATO and Russia are holding nuclear exercises. The NATO exercise, #steadfastnoon, starts Monday, involving 14 countries and 60 aircraft, including US B-52 bombers from Minot Air Base in North Dakota. The flights will be over Belgium, Britain and the North Sea. 2/
NATO describes the exercises as "routine," as if there could be anything routine about a nuclear exercise in the midst of a war that could lead, according to President Biden, to a nuclear #armagedon. In the meantime, Russia is going ahead with its "Grom" nuclear drill. 3/
We certainly are living in interesting times (a traditional Chinese curse) with both Russia and NATO conducting nuclear murder exercises #GROM and #STEADFASTNOON simultaneously
NATO Steadfast Nuclear Exercise
Monday 17 October until 30 October and finishes just in time for Happy Halloween ;)
nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…
Monday 17 October until 30 October and finishes just in time for Happy Halloween ;)
nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…
NATO insists it will not include live weapons...
"Belgium is hosting the drills that will involve 14 countries & 60 aircraft, including the most advanced fighter jets on the market and U.S. B-52 long-range bombers from Minot Air Base in North Dakota"
reuters.com/world/nato-kic…
"Belgium is hosting the drills that will involve 14 countries & 60 aircraft, including the most advanced fighter jets on the market and U.S. B-52 long-range bombers from Minot Air Base in North Dakota"
reuters.com/world/nato-kic…
NATO’s yearly exercise in the use of nuclear weapons, #SteadfastNoon, is going ahead this year, despite heightened tensions and explicit nuclear threats. Here's what you need to know 🧵
#NATO confirmed this morning that the exercise will take place in Belgium, with 14 states participating. Belgian media are reporting that it will take place at Belgium's Kleine Brogel base, where US nuclear weapons are stationed: vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022…
All nuclear exercises imply willingness to mass murder civilians, wipe out entire cities and risk all out nuclear war. They also risk accidents, escalation and will legitimize Russia’s dangerous nuclear rhetoric.
