Russia test-fired missiles over distances of hundreds of miles on Tuesday to simulate a “huge” nuclear reaction to an enemy first strike.”Given the rising geopolitical tensions and the emergence of recent exterior threats and dangers, you will need to have trendy and repeatedly ready-to-use strategic forces,” President Vladimir Putin stated as he introduced the workout. It happened at a essential second within the Russia-Ukraine struggle, after weeks of Russian indicators to the West that Moscow will reply if the US and its allies permit Kyiv to fireside longer-range missiles deep into Russia.In televised feedback, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov informed Putin that the aim of the drill used to be to follow handing over “an enormous nuclear strike by means of strategic offensive forces in accordance with a nuclear strike by means of the enemy.”The workout concerned Russia’s complete nuclear “triad” of ground-, sea- and air-launched missiles.