NATO annual nuclear exercise 'Steadfast Noon' winds down in the Netherlands

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00:00NATO's beginning to wind down its major annual nuclear deterrence military exercise,

00:06dubbed Steadfast Noon, which is set to come to a close on Friday.

00:11This year's exercises are being hosted primarily by the Netherlands,

00:15but were spread across three other nations, Denmark, Belgium, and the UK.

00:20The drill, which featured participation from 14 of the alliance's member states

00:25and over 70 fighter jets, kicked off on Monday the 13th of October.

00:30Bomber and fighter jets that can carry nuclear warheads took off

00:34from the Volkl airbase in the southeast of the Netherlands.

00:37The bulk of the drills were held in the airspace of the North Sea region.

00:42We mentally prepare the people involved, actually executing on a tactical level,

00:48the mission to be able to do this mission.

00:49There are multiple steps involved in keeping those pilots up to speed to be able to perform them.

00:57It's not like everybody can do it.

00:58It's a special mission within NATO.

01:02And though no live munitions or nuclear weapons were being used,

01:06the drills aimed to simulate real-life scenarios to boost preparedness in the face of threats.

01:12NATO officials would not say what kind of scenarios were used to test the alliance's nuclear readiness.

01:17They, however, insisted that it's not directed towards any particular country nor related to current international events.

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