Map of US nuclear targets were revealed on Russian state TV
A map pointing out Russian targets in the USA has resurfaced following claims from the Kremlin that a third World War may be on the cards.
Russian officials have long flexed their muscles when it comes to their nuclear capabilities, with propagandists threatening the west with their nation's arsenal.
Former deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin, who once headed up Russia's defence industry for seven years, released their alleged list of 23 targets, which they would hit if the UK were to be attacked.
While there are safer areas of the nation to help seek shelter from any potential nuclear fallout in what would be the worst-case scenario, the fact of the matter is that Brits aren't the only ones on Vladimir Putin's radar.
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Russia and the USA have not got on for the best part of a century, so it should come as no surprise that the former has an attack plan if it were to come down to a third World War.
It's a prospect which propagandists haven't shied away from when discussing conflicts, with a Russian State TV broadcast now resurfacing from 2019, revealing how Moscow would target the US if they were to be attacked first.
Simulations of a bombing are daunting enough, though the map revealed every location which would be hit by the Kremlin, which unsurprisingly included the Pentagon and the presidential retreat located in Camp David, Maryland.
If an attack is launched, Russia would use a hypersonic missile which could hit their intended target within five minutes.
The map was originally unveiled by Russian state TV presenter Vesti Nedeli, who showed off the nation's alleged targets, going beyond big government buildings, as some lesser known military bases would also be subject to their attacks.
Speaking about the areas Moscow would look to hit in a nuclear war, Nedeli said that Fort Ritchie, a military training centre in Maryland which closed in 1998, McClellan air force base in California which closed in 2001, and Jim Creek, a naval communications base in Washington state, were on the hit-list.
It's unclear if the list has changed since then, as many of Putin's mouthpieces have since made fresh threats towards the west while showing off Russia's military capabilities.
Across the Atlantic, Dmitry Rogozin recently revealed when speaking about how the UK would be targeted that there are 23 targets on Putin's mind, with many being locations where military vehicles, weapons and equipment are manufactured.
Full list of alleged UK targets
- Glasgow – BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Thales
- Belfast – Harland & Wolff, Spirit Aerosystems, Thales
- Fivemiletown – Cooneen Defence
- Barrow-in-Furness – BAE Systems
- Bolton – MBDA
- Telford – RBSL
- Aberporth – QinetiQ, Tekever
- Merthyr Tydfil – General Dynamics
- Glascoed – BAE Systems
- Bristol – Airbus, BAE Systems, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo, MBDA, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce
- HMNB Devonport – Babcock
- Yeovil – Leonardo
- Aldermaston – AWE
- London – Helsing, Palantir
- Stevenage – Airbus, MBDA
- Ampthill – Lockheed Martin
- Derby – Rolls-Royce
- Sheffield – Sheffield Forgemasters
- Warton & Samlesbury – BAE Systems
- Newton Aycliffe – Octric Semiconductors
- Tyne & Wear – BAE Systems, Leonardo
- Edinburgh – Leonardo
- Rosyth – Babcock, QinetiQ
Topics: Politics, Russia, US News, Vladimir Putin, UK News
Joshua Nair