Russia’s military conducted a simulated nuclear strike in a drill Wednesday overseen by President Vladimir Putin, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to rescind the country’s ratification of a global nuclear test ban.
The bill to end ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, approved in the lower house last week, will now be sent to Putin for final approval. Putin has said that revoking Russia’s 2000 ratification would “mirror” the stance of the U.S., which signed but did not ratify the nuclear test ban.
State television showed Putin directing the exercise via video call with top military officials.
Russia’s Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu said the purpose of the drills is to practice “dealing a massive nuclear strike with strategic offensive forces in response to a nuclear strike by the enemy.”
Russian forces of simulated their response to a nuclear strike?
So they all just lay on the ground didn’t they because that would be their response. Even if the Russian military will even moderately competent there isn’t much there going to be able to do against an actual hit.
I know during the cold War everyone was told to hide under their desks but that’s because everyone knows that plywood is an excellent radiation blocking material.