What If Putin Launched a Nuke?

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The threat of World War III is on the horizon. What if this war went nuclear? With their arsenal of nuclear weapons, Russia seems like a likely contender to launch the world's next major nuclear attack. What does the process of launching a nuke look like? Is it worthwhile for Putin to take Russia's attack strategy nuclear?

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00:00 Nuke attack
00:53 Nuking Japan
03:18 Cheget
04:36 Biden's reaction
05:17 Explosion

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