Russia Initiates Largest Nuclear Exercises in Years — 13 Subs Involved

Russia has carried out its most extensive nuclear warfare drills in many years, mobilizing 65,000 soldiers, over 200 missile launchers, 140 aircraft, 73 surface ships, and 13 strategic nuclear submarines for exercises explicitly stated by the Russian Defence Ministry as a preparation for the readiness and potential deployment of nuclear forces in response to a perceived threat. The timing is intentional: these drills align with NATO's urgent discussions following Russia's first confirmed attack on NATO soil in Romania. A Russian Deputy Foreign Minister has cautioned that strategic threats are escalating and the likelihood of a direct confrontation with NATO is rising. US STRATCOM is keeping a close watch on these exercises.