Russia Unveils Yars Ballistic Missiles in Latest Nuclear Drills Amid Rising Tensions

Russia has unveiled its latest military maneuvers featuring Yars ballistic missiles, capable of striking targets up to 7,500 miles away. The ongoing drills, highlighted by unsettling footage, demonstrate the deployment of these intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from hangars to remote forest sites in Siberia’s Irkutsk region. Yars missiles, equipped with six independently targetable nuclear warheads, are a cornerstone of Russia’s ground-based nuclear arsenal. These exercises coincide with heightened tensions between Russia and NATO, exacerbated by conflicts such as Ukraine, marking a historic low in East-West relations since the Cuban Missile Crisis.