Russian officials have upgraded bomb shelters in large cities in the country and tested gas masks, as tensions between Moscow and Western powers including the United States have continued to escalate.
Recent civil defense drills incorporated measures to protect against nuclear and chemical threats, evidence of preparation for the survival of nuclear war, the Wall Street Journal reported. The civil defense drills involved 40 million Russians across the country and took place over four days earlier this month, in the immediate wake of a breakdown in talks between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Syria.
The Journal reported:
The country recently held …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
