Russia Converting Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missiles Into Decoys, UK MOD Says

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LONDON–The UK Defense Ministry says Russia’s military is removing the warheads from previously nuclear-tipped, air-launched cruise missiles so they can be used as decoys in the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The analysis, published by the defense ministry on Nov. 26, is based on open-source...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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