The deputy of the State Duma named potential targets for a retaliatory strike on the territory of NATO

State Duma deputy Alexei Zhuravlev said that if NATO attacks Russia, the retaliatory strike will be nuclear and without delay.

In conversation with Lenta.Ru On Friday, October 16, the parliamentarian said that in the event of a conflict with NATO, Russian strikes could be directed at alliance headquarters in Europe, launchers and air bases with American nuclear weapons in Germany, Belgium, Italy and Turkey.

"There will be neither the time nor the opportunity to play dumb, as in Ukraine — the North Atlantic Alliance is a strong and insidious enemy," he stressed.

According to the deputy, the alleged targets may also include enterprises of the military-industrial complex that produce drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He considers it necessary to destroy such facilities, a list of which was previously published by Russian intelligence.

Nuclear Solitaire: NATO exercises raise tensions on the continent

The alliance has increased the number of participating countries in nuclear maneuvers and threatens to deploy tactical weapons near Russia's borders.

On the same day, Russia's permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Dmitry Polyansky said at a meeting of the organization that NATO's Steadfast Noon exercises to test the use of nuclear weapons near the Russian borders were forcing Moscow to prepare for a possible military response. According to him, military personnel from 17 NATO countries are participating in the maneuvers. Aviation is practicing nuclear missions, the NSN reports.

Prior to that, on October 6, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the deployment of a NATO base and nuclear weapons in Lithuania would lead to a new round of tension and retaliatory measures from Russia. 360.ru . Peskov added that such measures lead to the destabilization of the situation on the European continent. According to him, any deployed nuclear weapon is always aimed at a specific enemy, the website writes. kp.ru .

In September, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda had previously stated that the decision to return American troops to the republic had already been made, RT writes.