The soviet military armed up it's fighters with nukes and activated command centers at some places.
At Neuruppin, East Germany, fighter bombers were secretly armed up for example. Not boring routine it seems. They had even weight and balance issues due to jamming pods and nukes loaded at the same time.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39331/misinterpretation-of-1983-nato-exercise-led-to-the-soviets-arming-100-jets-for-nuclear-war
https://kingscollections.org/exhibitions/archives/espionage/defectors/
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