Russia conducted exercises to launch a nuclear strike on the US Source: (https://bit.ly/3gDPzmF) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, a training session was held on "delivering a massive nuclear strike in response to an enemy nuclear strike." Putin watched the training from the situation center. According to the Kremlin website, "the training of the strategic deterrence forces" took place at the Plesetsk cosmodrome. "At the Kura training ground in Kamchatka, the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk state test cosmodrome and the Sineva ballistic missile from the Barents Sea. Tu-95MS long-range aircraft, which launched air-launched cruise missiles, were also involved in the implementation of the tasks. It is also indicated that all missiles reached their targets.