Russia simulates nuclear attack on Poland
Jolly good:
Russia has provoked outrage in Poland by simulating an air and sea attack on the country during military exercises.
The armed forces are said to have carried out “war games” in which nuclear missiles were fired and troops practised an amphibious landing on the country’s coast.
Documents obtained by Wprost, one of Poland’s leading news magazines, said the exercise was carried out in conjunction with soldiers from Belarus.
Could someone please explain to me why Russia would simulate such an attack, if it has no plans whatsoever of attacking Poland? As far as I can tell, the only other possible explanation is that Moscow wants Warsaw to fear it. Putin strongly believes Russia should rediscover itself as a major power. You cannot be a major power if you don’t control your own backyard.
Read the whole thing at Hot Air
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Poland is a member of NATO. Just an observation.
Easy to explain. Poland has been jumping up and down to be provided with missiles of its own from the US, not to mention their determination not to be excluded from the missile shield plans.
It is a message loud and clear to back the hell off NOW because if they do not, they are ground zero and prime target in any conflict.
There is not much mystery to this. These are the type of routine war games that armed forces do. All armed forces. What upset a few in Poland, no doubt, was that these war games were going on roughly the same time as the 70th anniversary, on September 17, of the Soviet invasion of Poland! So maybe a little tactless, but no mystery.