Russia reserves the right to plan the operational deployment of its weapons against Norway after the arrival of US missile systems capable of launching long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles that can reach Moscow, according to The Moscow Times on September 7.
The response follows the conclusion of joint NATO drills, Operation Atlantic City 26, conducted by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway from August 26 to September 4. During the maneuvers, the US Navy transported a mobile four-slot missile module, designed to resemble a shipping container, to the Norwegian city of Trondheim.
Official Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that these weapons could be deployed for NATO aggression against Russia ”for solving tasks of a strategic nature.”
She noted that it ”should not come as a surprise” to officials in Washington and Oslo that ”the locations where American systems are deployed and controlled, as well as their supporting infrastructure, become targets of special focus for Russia’s strategic deterrence forces, including the planning of the combat use of appropriate strike systems in the event of an armed conflict.” Läs artikel