Russia Conducts Secret Yars ICBM Deployment Drills in Siberia
Russia is conducting military drills involving over 3,000 troops and 300 vehicles to mobilize its Yars missile launchers across Siberia. The Yars missiles are nuclear-tipped and capable of striking targets over 6,800 miles away. No test launches have been announced. The drills come after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in retaliation for the U.K.'s decision to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium. NATO and the U.S. have not seen any changes in Russia's nuclear posture.