Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: – Putin’s nuclear train creates fear

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: – Putin’s nuclear train creates fear
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: – Putin’s nuclear train creates fear
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On Sunday, a short video clip from central Russia began to spread on social media. The video shows a long freight train loaded with a large number of military vehicles.

A number of pro-Russian Telegram accounts claimed the freight train was on its way to the front line in Ukraine.

Where the train was actually going to, is unclear. However, a number of analysts believe they know where the equipment on the train originates from.

Precisely that causes fear, reports, among others, the British The Times.

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Equipment from the nuclear department

The equipment on board the Russian freight train will come from the 12th Main Directorate, which is subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Defence.

This directorate is responsible for Russia’s nuclear weapons, writes the Polish defense analyst https://twitter.com/konrad_muzyka/status/1576606173830074368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1576606173830074368%7Ctwgr%5Ef508ff008d14c576f8a3f32f520249eb35e8f738%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Frussian-nuclear-train-a-signal-to-the-west-after-fears-over-how-putin%2F.

The fact that equipment from this nuclear directorate is now moving through Russia makes Western analysts raise their eyebrows, writes The Times.

Admits: I don’t know where the line is

It is less than two weeks since Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened the West with nuclear weapons. He did so in the same speech where he also announced a partial mobilization.

– I would like to remind the West that our country also has various weapons of destruction, and that in certain cases these are more modern than NATO’s weapons. We will use all means available to us to secure our motherland, our sovereignty and our freedom, Putin said, adding:

– I’m not bluffing.

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– A signal

Defense analyst Muzyka does not believe the video shows Russia preparing to use nuclear weapons.

– Not really, he writes on Twitter.

There are several reasons why equipment from the Nuclear Directorate in the Russian military may be in motion now, he believes.

The first reason he mentions is simply theatre.

Escaped from Putin: – Terrorist

– It could be a kind of signal to the West that Moscow is about to escalate, he writes on Twitter.

It may also be explained by the fact that the Russian forces that control Russia’s nuclear weapons “usually carry out extensive exercises in the autumn”, he adds.

At the same time as the video of the nuclear train is causing headlines in the West, there is also other nuclear news involving Russia.

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– Desperate

The Times also reports that NATO has recently sent its member states and allies an intelligence report warning that Russia may be about to conduct a test firing of its advanced underwater torpedo “Poseidon”.

The torpedo must be able to change its own trajectory, thereby bypassing defense systems. It should also have a range of 10,000 kilometers, writes the British newspaper.

Warns: – Two steps away from nuclear war

In theory, the torpedo should be able to cause a deadly and radioactive tsunami by detonating below the sea surface in coastal areas. These tsunamis can be up to 500 meters high, writes The Times.

However, it is far from a test launch to an actual nuclear attack, points out James Rogers, director of research at the Council on Geostrategy, to the British newspaper.

– Given the level of quality of the decisions being made in the Kremlin at the moment, one cannot rule out anything. The Russians are becoming desperate, but that would have been a dramatic escalation, and a development even countries like India and China would surely have condemned, says Rogers.


The article is in Norwegian

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