what signal does nato send to russia when tornado flies with a nuclear bomb?
2024-09-11
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the prolonged russia-ukraine conflict has once again magnified the "nuclear symbols" of russia and nato.
over the weekend, the german ministry of defense said that its tornado fighter jets were being trained in the united states to carry tactical nuclear bombs.
the german ministry of defense said that this time it sent two tornado fighter jets to the united states to participate in the "silent partner" joint exercise. mounting b61-12 tactical nuclear bombs is one of the exercise subjects. the location is edwards air force base in the united states and the exercise will last until the 11th.
according to nato's nuclear sharing agreement, the tornado fighter is currently germany's designated tactical nuclear missile launch platform and is expected to be replaced by the us-made f-35 fighter in the future.
western public opinion said that this training highlighted germany's role in nato's nuclear deterrence strategy, and germany will continue to participate in such exercises to ensure the combat capabilities required for nuclear missions under the nato framework.
special commentator wang qiang pointed out that this exercise shows that a nuclear crisis in the russia-ukraine conflict is a realistic possibility. at the same time, it is also a clear signal that the united states is increasing its deployment of nuclear weapons in europe, and contains the implication of warning russia not to use nuclear strikes easily.
kankan news reporter: fang liang
editor: hao miaomiao
editor: fang liang
