Coverage dated October 28, 2024

Putin Launches Drills of Russia's Nuclear Forces Featuring Retaliatory Strikes

Headline from Military.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a massive exercise of the country's nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country's nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine.

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. New York Post

    Putin orders massive nuclear training exercise in Russia (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to hold a large-scale exercise of the Kremlin's nuclear forces on Tuesday, including practice missile launches as tensions boil over the Ukraine war.

  2. Military.com

    Putin Launches Drills of Russia's Nuclear Forces Featuring Retaliatory Strikes (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a massive exercise of the country's nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country's nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Putin launches drills of Russia's nuclear forces simulating retaliatory strikes (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched a massive exercise of the country's nuclear forces featuring missile launches in a simulation of a retaliatory strike, as he continued to flex the country's nuclear muscle amid spiraling tensions with the West over Ukraine.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Russia’s Putin launches drill of nuclear forces simulating strikes (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The exercise involved Russia’s full nuclear “triad” of ground, sea, and air-launched missiles

  5. Newsweek

    Putin oversees Russian nuclear exercise (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has upped his nuclear rhetoric after announcing a new round of drills to review weapons capabilities.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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