Zapad-99 exercise

Zapad-99 exercise (West-99) was a large scale military exercise conducted in June 1999 and its results forced Russia to adapt a new defense concept (Russia's National Security Concept, 2000). The exercise showed that conventional Russian armed forces could not repel a NATO offensive, this in turn increased the tolerance for use of tactical nuclear weapons.

Apart from nuclear controversy exercise Zapad-99 also sparked international tensions when US fighters intercepted Russian bombers allegedly in violation of Icelandic and Norwegian airspace.

Further reading: (Kipp, 2001)

Zapad 2009

Mordovia, a Zubr-class hovercraft, deploying marines during Zapad-09

The Zapad 2009 exercise was held by the armed forces of Russia and Beloarus in belarus in September 2009. It involved a simulated nuclear attack against Poland and the suppression of an uprising by a Polish minority in Belarus, along with other operations.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Intel Brief: Poland On Edge Over Russian Drills". ISN ETH Zurich. 18 Nov 2009.
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