NATO began annual nuclear exercises Steadfast Noon.
As reported in the official statement of NATO, the nuclear exercises of the Alliance will last two weeks.
More than 60 aircraft will take part in the exercises. Flight training will be carried out over Western Europe. Among the participating aircraft will be American fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
“Nuclear deterrence is the basis of the safety of our allies. The teachings of Steadfast Noon are an important test of nuclear deterrence of the Alliance. They send a clear signal to any potential enemy that NATO will protect and protect all their allies,” the statement of the Secretary General said in a statement NATO Mark Rutte.
annually in October, NATO conducts nuclear exercises.
This year, the exercises include training flights over the airspace of the Organizers of Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as on Denmark, the United Kingdom and the Northern Sea.