Anton, a Russian defector speaking to Britain’s BBC, says that on the day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the nuclear weapons base where he served was put on full war alert. “Before that, we only had drills. But the day the war started, the weapons were in full readiness,” says the former Russian nuclear forces officer. “We were ready to unleash forces at sea and in the air and, in theory, to carry out a nuclear strike.” The meeting with Anton took place in a secret location outside of Russia. For its own protection, the BBC is not disclosing where this meeting took place, and the name has been changed. Anton was an officer at a top-secret nuclear weapons facility in Russia and showed documents confirming his unit, rank and base, according to the report. Three days after the Russian military invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that […]
Source: News Beast
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