World holds breath as Russia 'prepares for use' of nuclear weapons

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51% : The Defense Ministry also said that, as previously reported, the ongoing exercise is "aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment of units for the combat use of non-strategic nuclear weapons to respond and in order to unconditionally ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Russian state in response to provocative statements and threats of individual Western officials against the Russian Federation."
45% : In a chilling warning to the West, the ministry announced on its official VK account that, "the first stage of the exercise with practical testing of the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons began in the Southern Military District under the leadership of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces.

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