October 12, 2022

NATO Nuclear Exercises to Show Putin It Isn’t Afraid of His Saber-Rattling: Ex-U.S. Defense Official

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By: Jim Townsend

Jim Townsend joins First Edition to provide insights on NATO’s patriot systems and its involvement in the Ukraine War.

Watch the full interview from First Edition.

As NATO ministers meet to decide how to respond to Putin's latest escalation in the war, TalkTV's Jack Parrock reports on new air defence systems headed to Ukraine to defeat Russian missile barrages.@tnewtondunn | @jackeparrock pic.twitter.com/21wJuONe03
— First Edition (@FirstEdition) October 12, 2022

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