Russia Holds ‘Yars’ Nuke Drills, Preps For “Chemical Hazard” After Putin’s Warning To “Strike” West

Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces completed drills in the Irkutsk region, involving over 3,000 soldiers, Sputnik reported. During the exercises, Russian soldiers trained to act under conditions of chemical hazard or repel attacks from sabotage groups. The manoeuvres were centred around the ‘Yars’ ICBM*, a formidable nuclear weapon launched from a mobile platform. Armed with independently targetable warheads, the Yars ICBM can reach targets over 11,000 kilometres away. Watch the video to know more about YARS. #russia #yars #worldnews 00:00 -INTRODUCTION 01:09 - RUSSIAN DRILLS WITH YARS ICBM 02:10 - RUSSIAN YARS “DOZEN TIMES DEADLIER” THAN US HIROSHIMA BOMBS 03:58 - RUSSIA’S WARNING TO WEST n18oc_world n18oc_crux CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on