A map reveals what damage could be inflicted on the UK as Vladimir Putin’s closest advisers urge him to nuke the UK
If the UK was hit with a nuclear missile by Russia, this is what the damage could look like (NukeMap/Nuclear Secrecy)
A frightening new map shows the catastrophic damage that would be caused if Vladimir Putin unleashed nukes across the UK.
Sergei Karaganov, honorary chairman of the Russian Council for Foreign and Defence Policy, recently warned Putin he would be committing a ‘terrible sin’ by not deploying nuclear weapons across Europe.
The 73-year-old advisor Sergei Karaganov, dubbed as ‘Professor Doomsday’, insisted harsh tactics were required to avert any sort of conflict between the US and Russia.
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Meanwhile, TV propagandist Vladimir Solovyov – another strong advocate for nuclear strikes – laughed in a TV segment as he called for both Oxford and Cambridge to be bombed to wipe out elite Brits and their universities, the Mirror reports.
He said: “Seriously speaking, we’ve never analysed this issue.
“We can’t seriously think that the bunch of idiots who actually hold power there, pretending to be prime ministers, are actually in charge.
“We understand perfectly well that the Royal Family shouldn’t be allowed within cannon shot of feeding the birds.”
While it seems unlikely that the Russians will kick start a nuclear war against the UK, NuclearSecrecy.com has a Nuke Map tool, which estimates what damage nuclear weapons could cause.
The site, created by Alex Wellerstein, who works as a science and nuclear weapons professor at the Stevens Institute of Technology, offers different tools, including an 800-kiloton nuke, that we known to be currently sitting in Russia’s arsenal.
If dropped over Cambridge, it predicts the results would be catastrophic.
The nuclear fireball would cover a radius of 2.97km squared, which also includes the suburbs of Grantchester, Milton and Teversham, plus the main Cambridge University campus.
The Nuke Map claims: “Maximum size of the nuclear fireball; relevance to damage on the ground depends on the height of detonation.
“If it touches the ground, the amount of radioactive fallout is significantly increased. Anything inside the fireball is effectively vaporised.”
The second zone would be the ‘moderate blast damage radius’ – an area of 134Km2 where buildings would begin to collapse and fires would break out.
The map stated: “At 5 psi overpressure, most residential buildings collapse, injuries are universal, fatalities are widespread.
“The chances of a fire starting in commercial and residential damage are high, and buildings so damaged are at high risk of spreading fire. Often used as a benchmark for moderate damage in cities.”
The third zone is further from the point of impact, at 384km2, which the Nuke Map shows wouldn’t have an easy time either.
It states: “Third degree burns extend throughout the layers of skin, and are often painless because they destroy the pain nerves.
“They can cause severe scarring or disablement, and can require amputation.”
The remaining zone, sitting around the edge of Cambridge, would be the light blast damage radius.
This could still cause injuries to those who come up to a window after seeing a flash explosions, as they travel faster than the pressure wave.
Oxford would have a similar fate, according to the map’s predictions, with the inner zone becoming instantly vaporised.
That area includes the famed main campus of Oxford University, with damage stretching as far out as Woodstock and Bicester.
However the UK Government’s website stresses that its nuclear deterrent would avoid such damage.
It states: “The UK’s independent nuclear deterrent has existed for over 60 years to deter the most extreme threats to our national security and way of life, helping to guarantee our safety, and that of our NATO allies.
“It may sometimes feel that these threats are far removed from our daily lives, but the UK must have the capability to protect itself and our NATO allies.
“Deterrence plays a key role in keeping the public safe, and to abandon our nuclear deterrent would put us all at greater risk.
“Since April 1969, the Royal Navy has maintained continuous at sea deterrence, with at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine patrolling the seas undetected at all times, ready to respond to the most extreme threats to the UK.
“Their fundamental purpose is to preserve peace, prevent coercion, and deter aggression.
“This continuous at sea deterrent (CASD) is the most capable, resilient, and cost-effective platform on which to deploy our independent nuclear deterrent.”
