{"id":1703091,"date":"2022-10-20T06:30:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1703091"},"modified":"2022-10-20T07:33:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:33:46","slug":"nato-is-training-for-a-nuclear-war-with-russia-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nato-is-training-for-a-nuclear-war-with-russia-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Is Training for A Nuclear War with Russia Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnato-is-training-for-a-nuclear-war-with-russia-right-now%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1703091&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/how-world-war-iii-starts-would-putin-use-tactical-nuclear-weapons\/\">prospect<\/a> of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/10\/17\/1129443703\/russias-nuclear-arsenal-is-huge-but-will-putin-use-it\">Russian tactical nuclear strike<\/a> in Ukraine on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/09\/90-million-dead-possible-putin-has-2000-tactical-nuclear-weapons\/\"> everyone\u2019s mind<\/a>, the United States military and several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/the-u-s-navy-just-loaned-nato-a-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier\/\">NATO<\/a> allies are coming together for one of the largest nuclear exercises in Europe.\u00a0 <\/p>\n[embedded content] <\/p>\n<p>Steadfast Noon 22 brings together 14 NATO allies and partners with over 60 aircraft, including nuclear-capable fourth- and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/f-35-how-fast-can-this-stealth-fighter-fly\/\">fifth-generation fighter jets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/the-b-52j-or-b-52k-bomber-is-coming-soon\/\">B-52 Stratofortress<\/a> strategic bombers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Nuclear Drills for NATO: Steadfast Noon 22 <\/p>\n<p>More than 60 aircraft, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/what-is-the-fastest-airplane-in-the-u-s-air-force\/\">F-15E Strike Eagle<\/a>, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-35 Lighting II fighter jets, and B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers, will test the transatlantic alliance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2022\/10\/17\/ukraine-war-russia-nuclear-proliferation-iran-south-korea\/\">nuclear deterrence<\/a>. However, the aircraft won\u2019t be using any live nuclear munitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Steadfast Noon is to be an annual exercise and isn\u2019t taking place as a response to the Russian aggression in Ukraine or the repeated Russian threats of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/blogs\/ukrainealert\/bowing-to-putins-nuclear-blackmail-will-make-nuclear-war-far-more-likely\/\">nuclear strike<\/a> against the Ukrainian forces. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis exercise helps ensure that the Alliance\u2019s nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure and effective,\u201d NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/news_208399.htm?selectedLocale=en\">press release<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NATO insists that the exercise is part of the transatlantic alliance\u2019s routine training program and it is not linked to any world events in any way.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>In its press release that announced the start of the exercise, NATO highlighted the transatlantic alliance\u2019s new strategic concept that was adopted by the leader of the NATO countries during the summit in Madrid in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NATO highlights that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/nato-kick-off-nuclear-drills-involving-b-52-bombers-monday-2022-10-14\/\">Steadfast Noon 22<\/a> is part of the strategic concept that stresses that \u201cthe fundamental purpose of NATO\u2019s nuclear capability is to preserve peace, prevent coercion and deter aggression.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the transatlantic alliance states that \u201cas long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will remain a nuclear alliance. NATO\u2019s goal is a safer world for all; we seek to create the security environment for a world without nuclear weapons.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Steadfast Noon 22 is taking place between October 17 till the end of the month. NATO countries rotate host duties for the exercise every year; this year, it is the turn of Belgium to host Steadfast Noon.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The Nuclear Specter Over Europe\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The failures of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/10\/19\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-238\">Russian military<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/how-to-organize-ukraines-army-after-the-war-with-russia\/\">Ukraine<\/a> have brought the specter of nuclear warfare to the European continent. As the country with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2022\/10\/18\/a-russian-nuclear-strike-on-ukraine-is-not-a-threat-at-least-not-yet-a79114\">largest nuclear arsenal<\/a> (more than 6,000 nuclear warheads), Russia has repeatedly threatened to deploy some of its nuclear munitions against Ukraine.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/europe\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-war-news-10-19-22\/index.html\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> and other senior Russian officials have publicly set some red lines that could trigger a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/10\/how-world-war-iii-starts-would-putin-use-tactical-nuclear-weapons\/\">nuclear strike<\/a>, such as attacks on Russian territory, for example, they have not delivered on their threats, at least so far.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>If a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/3694450-four-non-nuclear-ways-putin-could-escalate-the-ukraine-war\/\">nuclear strike<\/a> did indeed happen, a highly likely scenario is that the Russian military would launch a tactical nuclear munition somewhere in Ukraine where the Ukrainian forces are the most threatening in order to make it seem that the attack was purely on a military target.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43747\" class=\"size-large wp-image-43747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"NATO Ukraine Russia\" width=\"880\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NATO-4.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-43747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NATO M270 MLRS. Image Credit: Creative<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the prospect of a Russian tactical nuclear strike in Ukraine on everyone\u2019s mind, the United States military and several NATO allies are coming together for one of the largest nuclear exercises in Europe.\u00a0 [embedded content] Steadfast Noon 22 brings together 14 NATO allies and partners with over 60 aircraft, including nuclear-capable fourth- and fifth-generation &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1898263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1703091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1703091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1898263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1703091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1703091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1703091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}