A twisted Russian politician has urged Vladimir Putin to fire "a ballistic missile" at the largest weapons testing site in the US as a warning against interfering in the country's affairs.
Will Russia use nuclear weapons? Chance of Putin using nukes explained
03.03.2022 - 01:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The matter of Russian nuclear warfare is top-of-mind after Vladimir Putin announced he has put his nuclear deterrents on "high alert".
Speaking on Russian TV on Sunday night, Putin said he had put "deterrent forces on special combat duty".
The announcement stoked tensions as the Russia-Ukraine war entered its second week.
Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, February 24, and since then, more than 2,000 civilians have died, Ukraine's state emergency service said, although that figure has not been independently verified.
Boris Johnson has accused the Russian president of war crimes and Downing Street says "horrific acts" are occurring on an hourly basis.
But what exactly does Putin's statement mean? The Mirror examined the possibility of Putin pressing the nuclear button and his state of mind.
It remains unlikely, but Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov's threat that a "Third World War will be nuclear, and devastating" will not inspire confidence.
The military doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction means a full-scale nuclear war would trigger the complete annihilation of both sides, so, as well as inflicting mass casualties and widespread devastation, it would be pointless.
However, there is always worrying scope for dangerous miscalculation by either side, or a protagonist who is reckless and makes bad decisions.
The 69-year-old Vladimir Putin has been in power for nearly 23 years - 19 of them as president and four as prime minister.
He has spent the best part of two years largely cut off from the outside world as he shielded himself from coronavirus, advised by just a small inner circle of acolytes.
Reports claim officials due to meet the Russian president are forced to self-isolate for two weeks before having their
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