Intercontinental missiles fired during Russian exercises, US military base in Germany sounded

　　Russia fires intercontinental missiles, and US base in Germany raises alarm

　　[Global Times Reporter Chen Shan] The US "Stars and Stripes" said on the 14th that last weekend, US military officers and soldiers stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany suddenly heard a "big voice" repeatedly shouting "air raid, air raid" , Look for cover, look for cover.” This caused the base personnel who heard the alarm to panic, because the warning was missing the words that usually accompany it—"This is a drill, this is a drill."

Fortunately, this was only a false alarm for the Russian missile exercise.

　　According to reports, last Saturday, a Russian nuclear submarine tested four intercontinental ballistic missiles from the Western Pacific region, which may have triggered a brief panic at a US military base in Germany.

Preliminary investigations revealed that a classified US military satellite responsible for tracking the infrared traces of ballistic missiles may have triggered a missile warning when it determined that the Russian missile was launched.

"According to a predetermined procedure, the control center issued an avoidance warning to the surrounding personnel of the base, and used the broadcast system to issue an incoming missile alert."

The U.S. Air Force subsequently issued a statement stating that the false alarm did not affect actual flight activities. The control center issued a notice to clear the alarm a few minutes later.

　　But this false alarm still made the Pentagon nervous.

CNN stated on the 14th that Russia had previously notified the United States about missile exercises, and the US Strategic Command was able to quickly confirm that Russian missiles would not pose a threat to US military bases. Therefore, it is not clear what exactly triggered the control. The system automatically issues a "real missile attack" warning.

A US military official said that given the current tensions between the United States and Russia, the possible consequences of such false alarms are worrying.

According to reports, the Ramstein base is considered to be one of Russia’s main targets for NATO.

Russia has deployed ballistic and cruise missiles in Kaliningrad and the entire western border with NATO members.

The Kremlin also has sea and air platforms for launching cruise missiles, which can be launched from the Baltic region near Germany.