"Top brass at the Kremlin are “sabotaging” his plans to use atomic weapons or there may be
issues due to technical failures, it is claimed.
issues due to technical failures, it is claimed.
In
recent days, there have been a series of NOTAM messages (Notice to air
missions) and linked Russian navigation warnings indicating tests or
live firing drills.
So far, there has been few indications of any
major testing, although the final date for such disruption in the
Barents Sea is October 22.
At the same time there are claims that earlier this month Putin ordered two nuclear missile tests which did not in fact take place.
Valery Solovey, an expert on the president and former professor at
Moscow’s prestigious Institute of International Relations [MGIMO], a
training school for spies and diplomats said: “[Putin’s] decision on the
use of tactical nuclear weapons [in the Ukraine conflict] would no doubt face resistance." Mirror