The Biden administration is planning to conduct its annual strategic nuclear exercise with NATO and said it believes Russia will do the same thing, Report informs referring to Bloomberg.
National Security Council coordinator John Kirby told reporters that the exercise had been “planned well before the invasion, and it’s an annual exercise,” and he noted, “We expect Russia to conduct its annual strategic nuclear exercise,” which he said is also a yearly occurrence.
“We anticipate the [Russians’] exercise will span several days. It will include actions within the normal bounds of what Russia has done in the past to include live missile launchers and the deployment of strategic assets,” he continued. “While Russia probably believes this exercise will help it project power, particularly in light of recent events, we know that Russian nuclear units train extensively at this time of year, again, routine, and obviously, we're going to continue to monitor that accordingly.”