In a throwback to the 1980s, Russia has recently made some bold statements about its nuclear arsenal. In a jingoistic documentary, Crimea: Road to the Motherland that aired on Russia’s Channel 1 TV network, Vladimir Putin mentioned that Russia’s nuclear arsenal was put on standby when his military took the peninsula from Ukraine one year ago. Just this week, Russia stated that Danish ships would now be targets for Russian nuclear weapons if they joined the United States in its anti-ballistic missile shield in Europe. This comment generated fear in the West, causing some to exaggerate the issue by incorrectly stating that Russia would actually strike Denmark.
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