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Russia practises ‘massive’ retaliatory nuclear strike

Russian Defence Ministry imagery showing the test launch of a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome [Russian Defence Ministry via Reuters]

Russia’s military has conducted a “massive” retaliatory nuclear strike drill, hours after the upper house of parliament voted to revoke the country’s ratification of a global ban on nuclear testing.

The exercise, which involved the test launch of missiles from a land-based silo, a nuclear submarine and from long-range bomber aircraft, was overseen by President Vladimir Putin.

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