MOSCOW air defences have been put on alert as Russia prepares for a possible war with the US.<\/p>\n
Air defence units in the Moscow region were put on alert as part of a snap combat readiness check, the Russian Defence Ministry said. <\/p>\n
More than 1,000 troops and 100 weapons systems were involved in the dry run for World War 3. <\/p>\n
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The drill which comes after Russian nuclear bombers were intercepted near Alaska involved defence systems designed to protect the capital from US cruise and ballistic missile strikes. <\/p>\n
The troops also practiced thwarting covert attacks. <\/p>\n
Russia has warned the world is just a \"hair's breadth\" from an apocalyptic nuclear war. <\/p>\n
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The T-90 tank: equipped with a 125mm smoothbore cannon and remote controlled anti-aircraft gun <\/p>\n
Units of air defence missile were put on combat alert <\/p>\n
The exercise was carried out under battlefield conditions as the threat of Russia being dragged into a war looms. <\/p>\n
A Defence Ministry spokesman said: \"Units of air defence missile and radio-technical forces made a march to their deployment positions and were put on combat alert. <\/p>\n
\"During the redeployment, the personnel practiced thwarting sabotage and reconnaissance groups.\" <\/p>\n
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The drill involved S-400 and S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems, Pantsyr-S missile launchers and radars. <\/p>\n
Vladimir Putin hoped relations with the West would improve when his pal Donald Trump was elected US president in November. <\/p>\n
But Trump fired 59 cruise missiles at Putins mate, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. <\/p>\n
And The Donald has admitted Washingtons relationship with the Kremlin is at an all-time low since the Cold War. <\/p>\n
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Russia carried out a number of large-scale military exercises last autumn, as the possibility of war with the NATO seemed close. <\/p>\n
More than 40 million people were evacuated from the capital in preparation for a nuke strike in October. <\/p>\n
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5 Russia's soldiers prepare Russia's air defence system S-400 Triumf launch vehicles on August 13, 2014 in Elektrostal, Russia. <\/p>\n
It is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles. <\/p>\n
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