U.S. Strategic Command’s (Stratcom) annual Global Thunder 23 nuclear readiness exercise begins this week.
This was reported by the press service of the command.
Stratcom will begin its annual Global Thunder command and control exercise on April 11, 2023.
It should be noted that such exercises take place every year and do not constitute a response to the actions of any State.
As is clear from the statement, the main objective of the exercises is to assess the increase in readiness of nuclear forces and strategic deterrence capabilities.
As reported in the press service, key US allies, including Britain, will participate in the exercises. During the exercise, the number of bomber flights will be increased.
This is the second major military exercise announced by the United States this month.
Earlier, the Pentagon announced that about 9,000 US troops would participate in the Defender 23 exercises, which begin April 22.
“This is an annual nearly two-month exercise that focuses on the strategic deployment of US-based forces, the use of pre-positioned stocks, and interoperability issues with European allies and partners,” said Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon press secretary. during a briefing.
The Defender 23 exercise is led by the US Army Europe and Africa Command and was scheduled for 2021.
The exercise is designed to demonstrate the U.S. military’s ability to rapidly deploy combat-ready troops and equipment to reassure allies to deter those who threaten peace in Europe and protect the continent from aggression, the Pentagon.
The exercise is also expected to demonstrate European countries’ commitment to increasing the scale, capability and interoperability of their armed forces.
“About 9,000 U.S. troops and about 17,000 troops from 26 allied and partner nations will participate in the exercise, some of which will take place in 10 European countries,” Singh said.
Singh said exercise support equipment started arriving in Spain this week.
According to her, about 7,000 pieces of equipment were sent to the European theater from the United States.
In addition, about 13,000 pieces of equipment from pre-established stocks will be used during the Zashchitnik-23 exercises.
In addition to the United States, service members from Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
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