![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/biden-warning-as-putin-carries-out-nuclear-drills-for-massive-nuclear-strike/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1_Russian-President-Vladimir-Putin-attends-a-meeting-with-Governor-of-Magadan-Region-Sergey-Nosov-via.jpg&description=President Joe Biden continued to warn Russia's Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons, as the US was informed of nuclear drills for practicing a "massive nuclear strike"Russia normally conducts the drills every year, but tensions are highRussia has held nuclear drills involving intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarines, and bomber planes, as the US warned of continued tensions. The US was notified of the drills beforehand, but the global tensions surrounding them are more significant than in recent years. Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters: 'Russia is complying with its arms control obligations and its transparency commitments to make these notifications." Amid tensions over the potential use of nuclear weapons, there are further fears Russia plans to use a dirty bomb in a false flag operation in Ukraine. The US, UK, and France issued a joint statement earlier this week that Russian claims Ukraine would release a dirty bomb were "transparently false allegations". Biden said using a nuke would be "a serious, serious mistake." ( Getty Images) On the potential of nuclear threat, Biden said on Tuesday: "Let me just say Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake if it were to use a tactical nuclear weapon. "I'm not guaranteeing that it's a false flag operation yet. We don't know. It would be a serious, serious mistake." A tactical nuke would still be incredibly destructive, likely around the size of the Hiroshima bomb, and could cause the deaths of thousands. They are much easier to use than long-range strategic weapons mounted on missiles. Russia's drills involved intercontinental ballistic missiles ( via REUTERS) During today's drills, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was seen telling Putin on the Zvezda military news channel that Russia was carrying out drills in line with "delivering a massive nuclear strike by strategic offensive forces in response to an enemy nuclear strike." A Kremlin statement added: "The tasks envisage){kind=link}
President Joe Biden continued to warn Russia’s Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons, as the US was informed of nuclear drills for practicing a “massive nuclear strike”
Russia has held nuclear drills involving intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarines, and bomber planes, as the US warned of continued tensions.
The US was notified of the drills beforehand, but the global tensions surrounding them are more significant than in recent years.
Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters: “Russia is complying with its arms control obligations and its transparency commitments to make these notifications.”
Amid tensions over the potential use of nuclear weapons, there are further fears Russia plans to use a dirty bomb in a false flag operation in Ukraine.