Tuesday, February 25, 2020

The Pentagon has briefed about the simulated exchange in a move that could signal readiness to fight and win nuclear conflict

The US conducted a military exercise last week which simulated a “limited” nuclear exchange with Russia, a senior Pentagon official has confirmed.

The war game is notable because of the defence department’s highly unusual decision to brief journalists about the details and because it embodied the controversial notion that it might be possible to fight, and win, a battle with nuclear weapons, without the exchange leading to an all-out world-ending conflict.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2T86zSK

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