NATO Begins Nuclear War Games Amid Russia Tensions

NATO Begins Nuclear War Games Amid Russia Tensions
Air Force B-52 bomber flies during the annual recurring multinational, maritime-focused NATO exercise BALTOPS 2017 near Ventspils, Latvia, on June 6, 2017. Ints Kalnins/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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NATO has begun its week-long annual nuclear exercises in Europe as Russia plans its own nuclear war games around the same time and as tensions simmer over the Russia–Ukraine conflict.

Dubbed “Steadfast Noon,” the NATO training kicked off on Oct. 17 and is “ongoing,” a NATO spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times.

Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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