From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   Russia's nuclear forces are conducting drills involving "intensive   
   maneuvering" of its missile forces, the Interfax news agency reported on   
   Wednesday, citing the Russian defense ministry.   
      
   News of the exercises in the Ivanovo province came after President Joe   
   Biden revealed on Tuesday that the US would provide "more advanced rocket   
   systems" to Ukraine.   
      
   About 1,000 military personnel and more than 100 pieces of equipment are   
   taking part in Russia's latest exercises, Interfax reported, citing a   
   defense ministry report.   
      
   The maneuvers involve Russia's Strategic Missile Forces "bringing missile   
   systems to field positions, making marches up to 100km [62 miles] long,"   
   and organizing camouflage and combat security, the report said, per   
   Interfax.   
      
   The equipment used by the Strategic Missile Forces — Russia's main nuclear   
   deterrence division — includes the "Yars," an intercontinental ballistic   
   missile with a range of up to 6,500 miles, per Interfax. Such a range   
   would allow the multiple-warhead missile to strike any target in the US.   
      
   Following Biden's announcement on Tuesday, Russian TV host Olga Skabeeva   
   said that the US would "cross a red line" if it provided Ukraine with the   
   advanced long-range rocket systems it had been asking for, per CNN. She   
   said the act would be considered an attempt to "provoke a very harsh   
   response from Russia," the outlet reported.   
      
   https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-nuclear-forces-running-d   
   ills-with-long-range-systems-report-2022-6?r=US&IR=T   
      
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