NATO starts its annual nuclear exercise on Monday, with around 2,000 military personnel from eight air bases participating over the next two weeks. The Steadfast Noon exercise will involve 60 aircraft taking part in training flights over Western Europe. These include fighter jets capable of transporting US nuclear bombs stationed in Europe and long-range bombers, plus surveillance and refuelling aircraft. None of the drills will involve live weapons, NATO said. This year’s exercise will take place at air bases in Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as in the airspace over Britain, Denmark and…