Starting 2022, Russia Is Said To Be Holding A Strategic Nuclear Exercise Followed By Three Components Of Strength

Illustration of a Russian ballistic missile. (Wikimedia Commons/Dmitry Terekhov)

JAKARTA - A strategic command and staff exercise titled 'Grom' (Thunder) which is participated by the three components of Russia's nuclear force is planned to take place in early 2022, said a source close to the Russian Defense Ministry.

"Exercise Grom with the participation of the Russian nuclear triad is planned for early 2022," the source told TASS, quoted January 3. There has been no official confirmation regarding this information.

Strategic command and staff exercises of Russia's strategic nuclear forces are regularly held annually with each component taking on a different role in its implementation.

Typically, within the framework of this exercise the Northern Fleet subsurface missile carrier launches an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) against a target at the Kura test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

Meanwhile, Pacific Fleet nuclear submarines will launch ICBMs against targets at the Chizha test site in northern Russia.

In addition to the media of warships and submarines, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces also conducts combat training on ICBM and cruise missile launches carried out by the Air Force's long-range aviation aircraft.

Earlier, during a session of the Expanded Council of the Ministry of Defense on December 21, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the Vostok and Grom strategic command and staff exercises were scheduled to be held in 2022.