As tensions between Russia and the West escalate, the nuclear threat continues to be present. The leader of Russia's nationalist party, Alexei Zuravlyov, has wondered what would happen if Moscow used nuclear weapons. The debate, which a few months ago would have been considered out of place and out of date, took place on Russian state television, with presenters trying to recall Zuravlyov to “logic.”
He said that if Russia was launching nuclear weapons against the United Kingdom, then the British Isles would be wiped off the map.
“A Sarmat rocket and the British Isles will no longer exist.” He even insisted that he “said it seriously” with a host commenting that the United Kingdom also has nuclear weapons and that “no one will survive in this war”, as reported by the Daily Mail.
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The show's producers then showed viewers a map showing rockets fired from Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave between Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic Sea. According to the simulation, the rockets could reach Berlin in 106 seconds, Paris in 200 seconds and London in 202 seconds.
The references were made to the show, which is one of Russia's most popular television programs, as hosts and guests discussed the comments of British Armed Forces Secretary James Hippy, who said that Ukraine's strikes on the Russian would be “legal” if they cut off supply lines.
“A Sarmat (rocket) and that was it – the British Isles will no longer exist,” Zuravlyov said. When Olga Skabeyeva, one of the presenters, warned: “but we are serious people”, the politician reacted by emphasizing: “and I take this seriously”. “We are being accused of state terrorism,” he added, provoking another host, Eugene Popov, to say: “The United Kingdom also has nuclear weapons,” adding: “No one will survive this war when you propose a Sarmat strike. Do you understand that no one will survive? Nobody on the planet. “
And to add more fuel to the fire, Zuravlyov continued:” We have to show them this picture. Guys look at the picture – count the seconds, will you make it? “Hello, he's already here.”
As Popov struggles to contain his laughter, Zuravlyov says, “This is the way. Let them think about it. Take a timer, count to 220 seconds. That's how you talk to them, they understand nothing else. “
Russian TV keeps threatening nuclear strikes against Western nations, desperately trying to deter them from continuing to help Ukraine. On a side note, this is the first state TV host who doesn't seem to be eager to die for the Motherland, arguing with a trigger-happy lawmaker. pic.twitter.com/PBvBP5V1lk
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) April 28, 2022
