COLD WAR AGAIN!! PUTIN POSITIONS DEADLY ISKANDER-M MISSILE SYSTEM IN KALININGRAD

Moscow sent the deadly Iskander-M missile system on a civilian ship so it would remain undetected to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, according to Estonian media.

The move enhances Putin’s military influence on the continent as the enclave is situated between Poland and Lithuania.

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Vladimir Putin has been sneaking nuclear-capa

Capable of striking targets 310 miles away and the ability to carry nuclear weapons, the missile launching system is far more sophisticated than anything the West has.

Estonia’s minister of defence, Hannes Hanso, said: “It’s certainly true that we have reason to keep our eyes open in the air, on the water, and everywhere else.”

But he would not give any further comment on the carrier.

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The deadly Iskander-M missile system

They moved a similar missile system to Kaliningrad in 2014 for a military exercise

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However US intelligence has confirmed Russia is manoeuvring the system.

An official added: “They moved a similar missile system to Kaliningrad in 2014 for a military exercise. It could also be a political gesture – a show of strength – to express displeasure with NATO.”

This is the latest public posturing by Putin after evacuating 40million people in a huge military drill.

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The weapons were moved to Kaliningrad

The massive four-day “civil defence” drill has set alarm bells ringing in Washington and London, with tensions already high over disagreements in Syria. 

Following a breakdown in communication between the US and Russia, the Kremlin has now organised the huge emergency practice drill - either as a show of force or something more sinister. 

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The drill will prepare Russian citizens for “large natural and man-made disasters”, according to the country’s Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disaster.

The ministry revealed 40 million civilians, 200,000 emergency rescuers and 50,000 units of equipment are involved in the war game, which is running from October 4 to October 7. 

A spokesman said in a statement: “The main goal of the drill is to practice organisation of management during civil defence events and emergency and fire management, to check preparedness of management bodies and forces of civil defence on all levels to respond to natural and man-made disasters and to take civil defence measures.”

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