Maps show Russian navy trained to target sites inside Europe with nuclear-capable missiles as a secret presentation reveals plans for overwhelming strikes in early stages of a potential Nato conflictpic.twitter.com/vZDBzNLvLi
— Global Statistics (@Globalstats11) August 13, 2024
🇷🇺🇪🇺RUSSIAN NAVY TARGETS SITES DEEP WITHIN EUROPE
Russia has trained its navy to hit sites deep inside Europe with nuclear-capable missiles in a potential conflict with NATO.
Maps of targets as far-flung as the west coast of France and Barrow-in-Furness in the UK are detailed… pic.twitter.com/Z2MWFvO4uv
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 13, 2024
According to a recent report by the Financial Times, Russia has indeed trained its naval forces to strike NATO targets in Europe, including using nuclear-capable missiles. The files, which date back to the period between 2008 and 2014, outline a list of NATO targets across the continent. These targets could be subject to potential Russian missile strikes using either conventional warheads or tactical nuclear weapons. Notably, Russia’s Baltic Fleet would focus on sites primarily in Norway and Germany, including Oslo’s large naval base in Bergen. Additionally, the documents reportedly earmarked a submarine shipyard in northwest England as a target for Moscow’s Northern Fleet.
While these plans were drawn up before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing conflict has brought discussions around nuclear weapons back into focus. The idea of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, has become a subject of debate, with prominent Russian officials occasionally alluding to or directly referencing the prospect of nuclear war.
Sources:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-navy-trained-to-launch-nuclear-strikes-on-nato-targets-report/ar-AA1oIfWz
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-navy-trained-strike-europe-104650864.html
https://www.firstpost.com/world/russia-has-trained-navy-to-target-europe-with-nuclear-capable-missiles-in-case-of-nato-conflict-report-13804096.html
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-navy-nuclear-strikes-navy-nato-europe-1938332