Brussels (dpa) – The German Airforce will deploy a number of plane to a Nato train simulating using nuclear weapons to defend alliance territory. A senior determine at Nato HQ in Mons in Belgium knowledgeable the German Press Company that the German Armed Forces is offering three Tornados outfitted to drop US nuclear weapons, together with 4 Eurofighters for the “Steadfast Midday” train, which begins on Monday.
The train will contain round 2,000 troops from 14 Nato member states and over 70 plane, stated Daniel Bunch, the senior planning officer for the train. Together with the German Tornados and Eurofighters, the train will contain US F-35 jets, surveillance and tanker plane.
The train is meant to ship a transparent sign to Moscow that, if the worst involves the worst, the alliance is ready to defend itself with nuclear weapons, stated Nato Secretary Common Mark Rutte in a video message issued on Friday.
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