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Russian military officials have released footage showing soldiers preparing a nuclear missile launcher for combat. The country’s Ministry of Defense released video on Thursday (Feb. 6) of the YARS mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch vehicle. The footage shows Russia’s so-called “Strategic Missile Troops” conducting combat patrols and practicing counter-sabotage tactics in the Yoshkar-Ola region. Soldiers maneuver the massive vehicle into a forest for cover, then set up camouflage netting to disguise it in the snowy landscape. The operation, which took place 775 kilometers (480 miles) east of Moscow, highlights the capabilities of the YARS missile system, which has a…