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- NATO launches the Steadfast Noon nuclear deterrence exercise in Italy on 13 October 2026.
- Seventeen NATO nations conduct the week-long drill, matching previous scale.
- The exercise uses no live weapons or live nuclear weapons.
- Italy’s defence ministry notes the drill occurs amid heightened Russia-Western tensions.
- Russia warned NATO it could use nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad were cut off.