U.S. Strategic Command to hold annual nuclear command exercise
U.S. Strategic Command, based in Offut Airforce Base, will once again have its annual nuclear command and control exercise called Global Thunder.
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U.S. Strategic Command, based in Offut Airforce Base, will once again have its annual nuclear command and control exercise called Global Thunder.
Russian invasion in ukraine. the options could include the possibility of sending thousands of troops. what's the latest on that this hour? >> yeah, that's right. so what's critical here is this was a briefing that happened over the weekend at camp david with president biden's national security team. what's different, though, is rather than talking about what the u.s. military could do after a russian invasion or potential incursion, now they're talking about the potential for what the u.s. military could do in advance of one. so they're talking about potential deterrent methods using the u.s....
Deterring putin from deciding to invade ukraine but it's a measure to reassure the defenses of some of the nato neighbors right around that area. what we're talking here is potentially several thousand ground troops that might move into those neighboring countries there's also a potential for some equipment, we may see bomber flights playing other the neighbors, a task force flying over some of those neighboring countries is a measure of deterrence against russia. but we may also see ship visits. it's worth pointing out there's this joint u.s.-nato exercise where we're seal them actually train...
Summit. we will provide additional formation as it becomes available. ercises, the nex ones that tend to take place august, you have something called ufg, these are table talk exercises. they don't cost a lot of money. the idea that you're going to save a tremendous amount of money by canceling these exercises doesn't seem to wash. and then in general when you talk to offic here about military exercises, whether it's the annual spring exercisesors whenever they are, they always stress that they're defensive in nature. that's why it's so critical when president trump called them provocative, tr...
Satellite images show the north koreans have for the past three weeks been making preparations for what would be a sixth nuclear test. we know from u.s. defense sources that water has been pumped out of the underground site, cables are t seen going underground that are consistent with preparations for a nuclear test, and perhaps the strangest of all, north korean workers have been seen playing volleyball there, as though they are on standby. the north koreans are very angry that the u.s. and south korea began a new joint military air exercise today that will last through april 28th. this is vi...