“We have conducted small exercises,” RIA Novosti quoted a senior Pentagon official.
It is noted that the scenario of the exercises provided for an emergency situation in Europe, during which Russia limitedly used low-power nuclear weapons against an object on NATO territory.
It is specified that in the event of such a development of the situation, the decision on the response is made by the President and the Minister of Defense.
On January 21, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a speech in the European Parliament said that the US military presence in Europe has reached a record level since the turn of the century.