By Hans M. Kristensen
NATO is currently conducting a nuclear strike exercise in northern Italy.
The exercise, known as Steadfast Noon 2014, practices employment of U.S. nuclear bombs deployed in Europe and includes aircraft from seven NATO countries: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, and United States.
The timing of the exercise, which is held at the Ghedi Torre Air base in northern Italy, coincides with East-West relations having reached the lowest level in two decades and in danger of deteriorating further.
https://fas.org/blogs/security/2014/10/steadfastnoon/
