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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

No indication Russian nuclear drills are 'cover activity'- Pentagon

A still image from video, released by the Russian Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russia's Tu-95MS strategic bomber taking off during exercises held by strategic nuclear forces at an unknown location, in this image taken from handout footage released October 26, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout

The United States has not yet seen any indications that Russia's ongoing annual "Grom" exercises of its nuclear forces may be a cover for a real deployment, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday observed a portion of the so-called "Grom" exercises by Russia's strategic nuclear forces, which Moscow says has involved Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarines and Tupolev strategic bomber planes.

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