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www.stripes.com October 11, 2022 | View in browser   What will the US do if Putin goes nuclear on Ukraine? Threats give question growing urgency If Russia drops a nuclear bomb of any size on Ukraine, the dilemma facing the U.S. will be imposing costs severe enough to meet the magnitude of the moment while averting the kind of nuclear showdown feared during the Cold War. Read more > New US prosthetics program helps Ukrainian soldier injured in war with Russia walk again Oleksandr Chaika is the first Ukrainian veteran to benefit from Operation Renew Prosthetics, a new program launched by the Brother’s Brother Foundation in partnership with the Future for Ukraine Foundation to treat Ukrainian military amputees abroad. Read more > Nuclear deterrence drill, talks on restocking arsenals next up on NATO’s agenda The U.S.-led NATO alliance will agree this week to a plan for ramping up munitions and weapons production to replenish stockpiles after months of arms shipments to Ukraine, NATO’s top official said Tuesday. Read more >   Army Stryker brigade arrives in South Korea as rotational force Stryker vehicles and other equipment from the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team were offloaded at the Port of Pyeongtaek near Camp Humphreys, according to the 8th Army. Read more >   Army officer recognized for rescuing three people from riptide that killed ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ creator A U.S. Army officer was recognized for rescuing three people from a riptide at a popular Okinawa dive spot in an episode that apparently killed a well-known Japanese manga artist. Read more > Coast Guard ship seizes nearly $50 million worth of hashish, meth in Middle East A U.S. Coast Guard cutter seized an estimated $48 million in illicit drugs from a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Oman earlier this week, bringing an international maritime task force’s total to more than $300 million in drug busts so far this year. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for Oct. 11, 2022 This episode focuses on an increased housing allowance for sailors, a trans-Pacific flight for Marines and more. Read more >   UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office described as "particularly shocking" and amounting to potential war crimes. Read more >   Teen soldier who died at Fort Jackson identified by Army Pvt. Danielle A. Shields, an 18-year-old from Decatur, Ga., was assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment. Read more >   South Korea says it has ability to intercept North's missiles A South Korean Defense Ministry official said his country’s missile defense system is capable of detecting and intercepting the weapons systems that North Korea said it mobilized in its drills. Read more >   Ukraine’s allies can’t get arms fast enough as stockpiles shrink Kyiv’s allies have already sent in billions of dollars in arms, munitions and equipment since Russia invaded in February. That’s putting pressure on ammunition stockpiles. Read more >   FOLLOW US STRIPES.COM | EUROPE | JAPAN | KOREA | OKINAWA | GUAM © 2022 Stars and Stripes · 633 3rd St. NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001-3050