HomeTrending NewsInside NATO's once-secret nuclear exercise Inside NATO’s once-secret nuclear exercise Trending NewsWorld Published on October 25, 2025 By Tessie Penix FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp <!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> Accessibility Links Skip to main content Keyboard shortcuts for audio player Open navigation menu Newsletters NPR Shop</a> Close Navigation Menu Home</a></div> News Expand/collapse submenu for News</button> National</a></li> World</a></li> Politics</a></li> Business</a></li> Health</a> Science</a></li> Climate</a> Race</a></li> Culture Expand/collapse Culture submenu</button> Books</a></li> Movies</a></li> Television</a></li> Pop Culture Food</a> Art & Design Performing Arts Life Kit Games</a></li> Music Expand/collapse submenu for Music All songs considered Small desk New Music Friday Musical features Live sessions Podcasts & Sample Expand/collapse submenu for Podcasts & Show Daily Morning Edition Weekend Edition Saturday Sunday Weekend Edition All things considered Fresh air and new line; Top first Featured Integrated The NPR&NewLine Politics Podcast; Through line Trump Terms More Podcasts & Sample Search</a> Newsletters NPR Shop All songs considered Small desk New Music Friday Musical features Live sessions About NPR</a> Diversity Support</a></li> Careers</a></li> Press</a></li> Ethics</a> Inside NATO’s once-secret nuclear exercise For the first time, NATO allowed journalists to witness its annual nuclear exercise, a once secret event that now serves as a show of transparency and a message of deterrence towards Russia. World Inside NATO’s once-secret nuclear exercise <!-- END CLASS="STORYTITLE" --> October 25, 20255:00 pm ET Heard on All Things Consider By Teri Schultz and NewLine; <!-- END CLASS="STORY-META__TWO" --> <!-- END ID="STORY-META" CLASS="STORY-META HAS-BYLINE" --> Inside the US’s once-secret nuclear exercise NATO Audio will be available later today. For the first time, NATO allowed journalists to witness its annual nuclear exercise, a once secret event that now serves as a show of transparency and a message of deterrence towards Russia. Facebook Flipboard Email <!-- END CLASS="SHARE TOOLS SHARE TOOLS--SECONDARY" ARIA-LABEL="SHARE TOOLS" --> <!-- END ID="NEWSLETTER-ACQUISITION-CALLOUT-DATA" DATA-NEWSLETTER="{"NEWSLETTERID":"NEWS","TITLE":"UP FIRST","MARKETINGHEADER"""REGISTER FOR NPR#num;039;S UP FIRST NEWSLETTER","FREQUENCY":"ALL DAY","SHORT DESCRIPTION":"THE STORIES YOU NEED TO START YOUR DAY, HAND SELECTED FOR YOU EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. MORE, THE BEST OF NPR EVERY SUNDAY... NETWORK.","CONTENTIMAGE":"HTTPS/NPR.BRIGHTSPOTCDN.COM/E1/16/E7434747460F8691603795B 6FF1C/SCREEN-SHOT-2025-08-20-AT-1-47-26-PM.PNG","STATICMARKUPDIR ":"/BUCKETS/TOPICS/HEADER1001.HTML" ;,"BRANDINGDIR":"\/BRANDING/SECTIONS/ ;NEWS\/sol;","BRANDINGLINK":"HTTPS\&so l;/WWW.NPR.ORG/SECTIONS/NEWSbsol;/","& semi;RECAPTCHASITEKEY":"6LCDN9IZAAAAAOHT985BJJBZJKBJKSXDXK3GEKST"} --> </div> <!-- END ID="CALLOUT-END-OF-STORY-MOUNT" --> <!-- END ID="CALLOUT-END-OF-STORY-MOUNT-PIANO" CLASS="CALLOUT-END-OF-STORY-MOUNT-PIANO" --> </div> <!-- END ID="CALLOUT-END-OF-STORY-MOUNT-PIANO-WRAP" CLASS="CALL-END-OF-STORY-MOUNT-PIANO-WRAP" --> <!-- END ID="END-OF-STORY-RECOMMENDATION-MOUNT-PIANO" CLASS="RECOMMENDED-OF-STORY--PIANO" ARIA-LABEL="RECOMMENDED STORIES" --> TagsexerciseNATOsnuclearoncesecret Latest articles Entertainment 15 Celebrities You’d Never Guess Are This Age newslettersThe best of the Internet, delivered straight to your inbox!pop cultureTelevision and moviesCelebrityThe best... October 26, 2025 Trending News Key Sudan city on verge of falling into the hands of paramilitary group After 18... October 26, 2025 Trending News 10/22: CBS Evening News October 26, 2025 Entertainment Selena Gomez is being defended after a new music video sparked harsh comments about her appearance I've been on the internet for about 48 hours and despite the minor benefits,... October 26, 2025 More like this Entertainment 15 Celebrities You’d Never Guess Are This Age newslettersThe best of the Internet, delivered straight to your inbox!pop cultureTelevision and moviesCelebrityThe best... October 26, 2025 Trending News Key Sudan city on verge of falling into the hands of paramilitary group After 18... October 26, 2025 Trending News 10/22: CBS Evening News October 26, 2025
