At present, an estimated 20 US B61 nuclear bombs are stored at the Buchel Airbase in western Germany. Mr Stoltenberg in a piece published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote: Around the world, terrorism continues, authoritarian regimes challenge liberal democracies, and we see the proliferation of nuclear weapons to countries like North Korea, as well as the continuing aggressive actions by Russia." The NATO chief warned Moscow was making developments significantly in its military capabilities, and especially in its nuclear arsenal"

He added that this is occurring while NATO views its own nuclear deterrent as a political tool, Russia has firmly integrated its nuclear arsenal into its military strategy.

He then pointed out that Moscow has placed nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad, just 500km from Berlin".

The General added: "Russia has threatened Allies such as Denmark, Poland, and Romania with nuclear strikes.

He explained that NATOs nuclear sharing amongst member countries "is a multilateral arrangement that ensures the benefits, responsibilities, and risks of nuclear deterrence are shared among allies."

He wrote in his op-ed: Politically, this is significant. It means that participating allies, like Germany, make joint decisions on nuclear policy and planning, and maintain appropriate equipment.

The threat from Moscow was elevated after Vladimir Putin tested a new Russian hypersonic missile on a new type of strategic bomber.

The Russian air force recently tested the new hypersonic aircraft missile that is being modified for a version of the Tu-22M3M bomber aircraft.

A source told TASS news: "Recently, a new hypersonic missile was tested on the Tu-22M3.

"The missile will be part of the armament range of the upgraded Tu-22M3M along with a number of other latest aviation weapons."

The Russian defense industry has recently developed two types of aircraft hypersonic missiles.

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