This should be more concerning news, but the mainstream media, when it reports it, seems to regard it a bluff. Putin has now moved to place Russia’s nuclear deterrent forces on high alert, meaning the nukes, if needed, could be fired immediately. Putin cited economic sanctions, and aggressive hawkish statements by NATO as moving the apocalypse to the next level. Given the destructive potential of Russia this is a situation of greater concern, comparatively, than the Cuban missile crisis was. I find the nuclear Poseidon torpedo, which can cover Britain in a tsunami of radioactive water, the worst nightmare. But Russia offers many to fear.
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