The Week
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country’s nuclear deterrent forces to high alert status on Sunday, CBS News reports. The U.S. called the move “totally unacceptable.”
According to Vox, Russia has an arsenal of approximately 6,000 nuclear warheads.
Putin said he gave the order because “[t]op officials in leading NATO countries have allowed themselves to make aggressive comments about our country,” according to CNN.
On Feb. 19, just a few days before the invasion began, Putin made a similar show of nuclear strength when he ordered drills involving nuclear-capable ballistic and cruise missiles, bombers, and warships…
