Putin puts nuclear deterrent forces on high alert | Eastern NC Now

President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered his military’s nuclear deterrent forces to be on alert as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine met increasing resistance as it enters its fourth day.

Putin told defense chiefs “high alert” status is imperative as the West was accused by Moscow of taking “unfriendly” steps against his country.

NBC News reports the move was in direct response to leading NATO powers making what he called “aggressive statements,” according to Tass, the state-owned Russian news agency.

Russia, like the United States, has thousands of nuclear warheads that it maintains as a deterrent to an attack.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/02/27/high-alert-vladimir-putin-warns-of-nuclear-deterrent-readiness-as-ukraine-tensions-rise/