However, the drills follow tensions between NATO and Moscow, which have spiked further after Putin announced last month a shift in Russia's nuclear doctrine to consider any assault on it supported ...

NATO has begun its annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe amid tensions over the war in Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin's threat to use any means necessary to defend Russian ...

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg says the Western military alliance will go ahead as planned with its annual routine nuclear deterrent exercises, scheduled to be held next week amid rising tensions with ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set to fly nuclear-capable aircraft as part of a "deterrence" exercise next week as Russian nuclear concerns grow.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance will conduct "routine, annual" nuclear deterrence exercises next week, saying it "preserves peace, prevents coercion, and deters ...

NATO and Russia are set to separately hold long planned exercises of their nuclear forces at a time of huge tension as Russia continues its war on Ukraine.

NATO anticipates that Russia would exercise its nuclear capabilities this month since it typically conducts its own annual operations around the same time.

The Kremlin said that NATO's annual nuclear exercise involving nuclear-capable military aircraft, which began on Monday, was fuelling tensions in light of the "hot war" unfolding in Ukraine.

NATO's pre-planned nuclear testing set for next week is likely to run at the same time as similar pre-planned Russian nuclear testing expected in late October.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) will go ahead with its annual routine nuclear deterrent exercises as cancelling it now would send the wrong signal to Moscow, NATO head Jens ...

NATO has begun its annual nuclear exercise for tactical combat aircraft, involving for the first time the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).

The military alliance started its annual nuclear exercise "Steadfast Noon" with up to 60 aircraft taking part on Monday.