NATO is conducting a nuclear exercise codenamed "Steadfast Noon" (which refers to a nuclear explosion), involving 70 aircraft and 2,000 military personnel. The exercise area is the airspace over the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The combat aircraft used include the Netherlands Air Force's F-35A fighter jets, the Swedish Air Force's JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets, and the Polish Air Force's F-16 fighter jets. Refueling aircraft and military transport planes from NATO countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and Denmark also participated in this exercise. In addition, the Belgian Kleine Brogel Air Base and the Danish Skrydstrup Air Base also took part in this exercise. This "Steadfast Noon" exercise was hosted by the Netherlands, and the Dutch Volkel Air Base stores U.S. B61 gravity nuclear bombs, including the latest B61-12. The exercise scenarios included NATO fighter jets carrying nuclear bombs, flying along specific routes, and conducting long-range air raids under conditions of aerial refueling.
The target of the "Steadfast Noon" exercise is obvious. NATO does not hide this fact. NATO Secretary General Lütt recently stated: "Russia poses a serious threat, so the defense spending of NATO countries needs to be increased to at least 3.5%." He then said: "We should not overestimate the Russians, because Russian pilots are unprofessional, and their sailors do not know how to properly drop anchor." To prevent Russia from making a misjudgment, a NATO spokesperson claimed that during this exercise, real nuclear warheads were not used, but model bombs instead.
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