Russia has war-gamed a massive nuclear strike against predetermined targets in response to an enemy nuclear attack.
The strike was conducted as part of a nuclear deterrence drill, even as Russia moves to upgrade its arsenal of nuclear weapons and evolve its nuclear doctrine.
Tested intercontinental ballistic missiles included:
- YARS
- SINEVA
- BULAVA
These ICBMs were launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region and from the Barents Sea.
The Russian Defence Ministry elaborated that all maneuvers were completed, and all missiles struck their targets, thereby confirming the specified test parameters.
Furthermore, military command bodies were put through a readiness test, which included testing the skills of senior and operational personnel and their command over organizing subordinate staff.
Tu-95MS strategic bombers participated in the exercise, while the Sineva ballistic missiles were launched from the Barents Sea aboard the Novomoskovsk nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine.
Knyaz Oleg nuclear-powered submarine cruiser from the Sea of Okhotsk launched the Bulava ballistic missiles.
While Russia was conducting these drills, North Korea, after ratification by the Dumas of a strategic partnership alliance between the two countries, tested its own intercontinental ballistic missile, which it test-fired towards the Sea of Japan.
Therefore, there is the suggestion that North Korea was part of the drills, even as there are reports that a contingent of North Korean soldiers has been deployed to Western Russia.
Thus, Russia and North Korea have wasted no time coordinating their militaries and demonstrating single-minded intent during an attack on either nation, as envisaged in the strategic treaty signed between them.
Earlier, Russia and China had conducted joint naval drills in the Pacific Ocean and in the Seas of Japan and Okhotsk.
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