Russia has started a nuclear force exercise called "Thunder-2022" since the 26th of this month. However, as Russia conducts a nuclear force exercise, the two-week "firm noon" nuclear deterrence exercise led by the United States also began. Although NATO insists that this nuclear deterrence exercise has nothing to do with Russia, it has to be said that it is inevitable that NATO and Russia will conduct nuclear power exercises at the same time.
Not only that, according to the US "Political News Network" on the 27th, the United States has another move during the Russian nuclear force exercise.
According to detailed reports from the media, U.S. officials have informed NATO allies at a closed-door meeting held in Brussels this month that the US plans to deploy the upgraded new version of the B61-12 tactical nuclear bomb to NATO bases in Europe in advance.
Originally, the new version of B61 tactical nuclear bomb was deployed to the base next spring, but with the promotion of the US, this plan will be implemented in advance and is expected to be implemented in December this year.
When Russia is conducting nuclear power exercises, the US and the US-led NATO will inevitably think that these actions are targeting Russia.
But the US media believes that the US government's move is to protect European allies. After all, European countries that have joined the sanctions Russia cohort, they are very worried about being attacked by Russia. Therefore, the new version of the B61 tactical nuclear bomb will become a way of protection provided by the United States to European countries.
U.S. Defense Department spokesman Ryder also responded, saying that the US move is implementing the long-term plan of the US nuclear arsenal and has nothing to do with the current situation in Russia and Ukraine.
But no matter how the US media and the US explain this matter does not involve targeting Russia, it is a very dangerous behavior for the US government to deploy the new version of B61 nuclear bomb in Europe in advance. Hans, director of the nuclear information project at the American Federation of Scientists, believes that after these nuclear bombs were deployed to bases in Europe, it is difficult for people to believe that NATO will not use nuclear weapon to deal with the current situation.
The US "anti-war" website pointed out that this move by the US government will of course intensify tensions between the United States and even NATO and Russia. And we cannot see how much this matter can play in other ways.
Expert Zolothalev of the Russian Academy of Sciences also said in an interview with Russia's "Opinion": As relations between Russia and the United States and even some European countries become tense, the US government's actions will certainly intensify Russia's concerns.
However, as far as the current situation is concerned, Russia has not made a positive response to the series of actions of the United States in recent times. Russia also called its nuclear force exercises to show its own situation and emphasized that " nuclear war has no winner."
and Putin 's statement at the Valdy International Debate Club annual meeting revealed that Russia does not seek to launch a nuclear war with the United States and Western countries.
However, while the Russian military is conducting nuclear power exercises, the United States and the United States-led NATO continue to move, which makes the United States a little "emergency". After all, as far as Russia's current statement is concerned, there is no need for the United States to deploy the new version of the B61 nuclear bomb to Europe so hasty.
The series of actions of the United States, coupled with the changes that the US political arena are about to face, has also made many European countries "prepared to leave".
For example, Germany once stated that it would increase its defense budget and use it to aid Ukraine. But so far, the German government has not done so. The same is true for EU . The EU once promised to give 11 billion euros to aid Ukraine, but now it has only given Ukraine 3 billion euros.
While promising to provide strong assistance to Ukraine, there are many European countries that are delaying the amount of aid or the time when weapons and equipment are on delivery. By comparing the amount or number of weapons the United States has to aid Ukraine with these European countries, it can be seen that these countries seem to be less willing to provide more aid to Ukraine.
The American media also discovered this, and " New York Times " published an article on the 26th of this month: Are these European countries hoping to speed up the end of the war by delaying aid?
There are already old versions of B61 nuclear bombs in Europe, but the US government is eager to deploy the new version of B61 nuclear bombs to bases in Europe. Analysts believe that this may make some European countries feel uneasy. Although European countries seem to be difficult to reject the US deployment, they can avoid being involved in this dispute in other ways.
In terms of modern war history and the relationship between European countries and Russia, choosing to take sides after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict may make European countries feel more secure. But we have also seen the price of doing so.
plus the US midterm election is approaching. If the US House of Representatives those lawmakers who oppose Biden who give more aid to Ukraine eventually gain the upper hand, then European countries that spare no effort to aid Ukraine will be in vain.
So, even the US government is not sure whether it will reduce aid to Ukraine in the future, let alone European countries.
is waiting and refusing to be the "burden" to incite the war, perhaps the best choice for these European countries.
