NATO Invited to Observe Russian Disaster Exercise

NATO officials are expected to be on hand next week to observe a Russian exercise simulating a military response to a nuclear disaster, according to Associated Press (see GSN, April 7).

The purpose of the exercise is to practice measures to stop terrorists attempting to seize nuclear weapons and to cope with a potential nuclear disaster, the Interfax-Military News Agency reported yesterday.

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