A Collection Of Russian Nuclear Threats

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This website was a midnight meme idea after reading yet another Russian nuclear threat and thinking to myself "I wonder how many times they have made these empty threats". We scrape news websites and RSS feeds for Russian nuclear threats parse through them with openai and collect them below and increase the counter by one.

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Threats History

• 2024-11-19 - https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/11/19/putin-signs-decree-approving-updates-to-russia-s-nuclear-doctrine

  Putin approves updates to Russia’s nuclear doctrine to allow nuclear attacks on non-nuclear ‘proxy’ states:

• 2024-09-29 - https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-28/russia-invokes-its-nuclear-capacity-in-a-un-speech-thats-full-of-bile-toward-the-west

  Russia Invokes Its Nuclear Capacity in a UN Speech That's Full of Bile Toward the West:

• 2024-09-26 - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yjej0rvw0o

  Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons: Russia's leader says strikes by a non-nuclear state aided by a nuclear power can be considered a joint attack

• 2024-09-25 - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20mz0l36gjo

  Russia planning to target nuclear plants, Zelensky says: Ukraine's president warns the UN about the possibility of "nuclear disaster".

• 2024-06-21 - https://united24media.com/latest-news/putin-threatens-nuclear-response-if-west-bolsters-ukraine-support-844

  Putin Threatens Nuclear Response if West Bolsters Ukraine Support

• 2024-06-20 - https://kyivindependent.com/russia-considering-changes-to-nuclear-doctrine-putin-claims/

  Russia considering changes to nuclear doctrine, Putin claims

• 2024-06-06 - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-threatens-weapons-attack-west-ukraine-strikes-inside-russia-rcna155795

  Putin warns he could provide weapons to attack the West and issues new nuclear threat

• 2024-05-12 - https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-dmitry-medvedev-threatens-nato-countries-special-ammunition-1899646

  Putin Ally Threatens NATO Countries With ’Special Ammunition’

• 2024-05-10 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13403565/belarus-dictator-lukashenko-admits-bonkers-threatens-nukes.html

  Belarus dictator Lukashenko admits he is ’bonkers’ and has no ’red lines’ as he threatens the West with nukes and warns ’we are closer than ever to nuclear catastrophe’

• 2024-05-10 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13403981/Putin-hires-hardline-professor-suggested-nuking-Europe-test-NATOs-resolve-Kremlin-role-deterring-West.html

  Putin hires hardline professor who suggested nuking Europe to ’test NATO’s resolve’ for Kremlin role ’deterring the West’

• 2024-05-09 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-09/putin-renews-nuclear-threats-against-west-in-victory-day-speech

  Putin Renews Nuclear Threats Against West at Military Parade

• 2024-05-06 - https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russia-announces-nuclear-weapon-drills-after-angry-exchange-109948715

  Russia announces nuclear weapon drills after angry exchange with Western officials

• 2024-05-06 - https://news.am/eng/news/821693.html

  Medvedev warns of nuclear attacks on European capitals in case of sending troops to Ukraine

• 2024-04-17 - https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-may-have-just-crossed-putins-nuclear-red-line-1891250

  Ukraine May Have Just Crossed Putin’s Nuclear Red Line

• 2024-03-14 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-russia-ready-nuclear-war-not-everything-rushing-it-2024-03-13/

  Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war

• 2024-02-29 - https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-new-speech-ukraine-war-transnistria-nato/

  Putin threatens NATO with nuclear strike if it sends troops to Ukraine

• 2024-02-28 - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-nuclear-weapons-putin-leaked-military-files-drbzr3snk

  Russia prepared for nuclear attack on China, leaked papers reveal

• 2024-02-18 - https://kyivindependent.com/russias-medvedev-threatens-to-nuke-us-germany-uk-ukraine-if-russia-loses-occupied-territories/

  Russia’s Medvedev threatens to nuke US, UK, Germany, Ukraine

• 2024-01-17 - https://tass.com/politics/1733315

  Russia-US relations 'teetering on brink of abyss,' ambassador to US says

• 2024-01-11 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-warns-nuclear-response-if-ukraine-hits-missile-launch-sites-2024-01-11/

  Medvedev warns of nuclear response if Ukraine hits missile launch sites

• 2023-11-16 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-installs-one-more-hypersonic-nuclear-missile-ifax-2023-11-16/

  Russia loads missile with nuclear-capable glide vehicle into launch silo

• 2023-11-06 - https://www.newsweek.com/russian-official-issues-nuclear-weapons-warning-after-historic-achievement-1841145

  Russian Official Issues Nuclear Weapons Warning After Historic Achievement

• 2023-10-30 - https://tass.com/russia/1698775

  Western policy towards Russia threatens military clash between nuclear powers — Shoigu

• 2023-10-20 - https://tass.com/politics/1694261

  American-led world sliding headfirst into deepest abyss, Medvedev says

• 2023-10-05 - https://tass.com/politics/1685425

  Russia’s retaliatory nuclear strike to leave enemy with no chances of survival — Putin

• 2023-07-30 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-wed-have-use-nuclear-weapon-if-ukrainian-offensive-was-success-2023-07-30/4

  Russia’s Medvedev: We’d have to use a nuclear weapon if Ukrainian offensive was a success

• 2023-07-13 - https://tass.com/politics/1646161

  Russia to view F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as threat in nuclear sphere - Lavrov

• 2023-07-03 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-says-standoff-with-west-last-decades-ukraine-conflict-permanent-2023-07-03/

  Russia’s Medvedev says standoff with West to last decades, Ukraine conflict ’permanent’

• 2023-06-25 - https://ria.ru/20230625/yao-1880235742.html

  There is no choice left: Russia will have to launch a nuclear strike on Europe

• 2023-06-21 - https://tass.com/defense/1636187

  US, NATO’s aggressive policies may result in clash between nuclear powers

• 2023-06-16 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vladimir-putin-delivers-keynote-address-st-petersburg-forum-2023-06-16/

  Vladimir Putin delivers keynote address at St Petersburg forum

• 2023-05-26 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-warns-west-is-underestimating-risks-nuclear-escalation-over-2023-05-26/

  Russia’s Medvedev warns West is underestimating risks of nuclear escalation over Ukraine

• 2023-05-23 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-western-arms-ukraine-make-nuclear-apocalypse-more-likely-2023-05-23/

  Russia’s Medvedev: Western arms for Ukraine make ’nuclear apocalypse’ more likely

• 2023-05-04 - https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/04/putin-allies-split-on-using-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-ukraine-a81038

  Putin Allies Split Over Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine

• 2023-04-25 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-warns-again-that-risks-nuclear-confrontation-with-us-growing-tass-2023-04-25/

  Russia warns again that risks of nuclear confrontation with US growing

• 2023-04-25 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ally-we-are-probably-verge-new-world-war-2023-04-25/

  Putin ally: We are probably on verge of a new world war

• 2023-04-05 - https://tass.com/politics/1599707

  Russia, US are in hot conflict phase — senior diplomat

• 2023-03-27 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ally-says-russia-has-weapons-destroy-us-if-its-existence-is-threatened-2023-03-27/

  Putin ally says Russia has weapons to destroy US if its existence is threatened

• 2023-03-26 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-says-moscow-has-deal-with-belarus-station-nuclear-weapons-there-tass-2023-03-25/

  Putin says Moscow to place nuclear weapons in Belarus, US reacts cautiously

• 2023-03-23 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-says-west-wont-leave-russia-china-alone-tass-2023-03-23/

  Any attempt to arrest Putin would be declaration of war on Russia, ally says

• 2023-03-22 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-risk-nuclear-conflict-highest-level-decades-2023-03-22/

  Russia says risk of nuclear conflict at highest level in decades

• 2023-02-27 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-says-arms-supplies-kyiv-threaten-global-nuclear-catastrophe-2023-02-27/

  Russia’s Medvedev says arms supplies to Kyiv threaten global nuclear catastrophe

• 2023-02-23 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/biden-putin-display-their-alliances-with-ukraine-war-backdrop-2023-02-22/

  Ukraine defends front, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve

• 2023-02-22 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-war-ukraine-latest-putin-gives-nuclear-warning-biden-rallies-allies-2023-02-21/

  Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Putin gives nuclear warning, Biden rallies allies

• 2023-02-04 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-says-more-us-weapons-supplies-mean-all-ukraine-will-burn-2023-02-04/

  Russia’s Medvedev says more U.S. weapons supplies mean ’all of Ukraine will burn’

• 2023-01-19 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ally-medvedev-warns-nuclear-war-if-russia-defeated-ukraine-2023-01-19/

  Putin ally warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine

• 2022-12-25 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/only-russias-nuclear-arms-preventing-west-declaring-war-putin-ally-2022-12-25/

  Only Russia’s nuclear arms preventing West from declaring war - Putin ally

• 2022-12-09 - https://tass.com/politics/1548711

  Russia may borrow US idea of disarming strike — Putin

• 2022-12-05 - https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-nuclear-lavrov-idUSS8N30X0M5

  Russia’s Lavrov: NATO policy risks ’direct clash’ between nuclear powers

• 2022-11-30 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-will-focus-building-nuclear-arms-infrastructure-2023-2022-11-30/

  Russia says it will focus on building nuclear arms infrastructure in 2023

• 2022-11-17 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-is-not-considering-using-nuclear-weapons-kremlin-says-2022-11-17/

  Russia is not considering using nuclear weapons - Kremlin says

• 2022-11-02 - https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-it-is-committed-preventing-nuclear-clash-2022-11-02/

  Russia: West must stop ’encouraging provocations’ to avoid nuclear disaster

• 2022-10-18 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-annexed-ukrainian-lands-protected-by-russian-nuclear-weapons-2022-10-18/

  Russia says seized Ukrainian lands are under its nuclear protection

• 2022-10-13 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/admission-ukraine-nato-can-lead-third-world-war-russian-official-2022-10-13/

  Russian official warns of World War Three if Ukraine joins NATO

• 2022-10-05 - https://military.pravda.ru/news/1755963-jadernyi_udar_po_ssha/

  Ukraine can be defeated with a nuclear strike on the United States - Fedorov

• 2022-10-01 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-its-troops-left-lyman-avoid-encirclement-2022-10-01/

  Kadyrov says Russia should use low-yield nuclear weapon

• 2022-09-27 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-warns-west-that-nuclear-threat-is-not-bluff-2022-09-27/

  Medvedev raises spectre of Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine

• 2022-09-23 - https://www.reuters.com/world/moscow-not-threatening-anyone-with-nuclear-weapons-russias-ryabkov-2022-09-23/

  Moscow “not threatening anyone” with nuclear weapons

• 2022-09-22 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-medvedev-strategic-nuclear-weapons-can-be-used-defend-new-regions-2022-09-22/

  Russia’s Medvedev: new regions can be defended with strategic nuclear weapons

• 2022-09-21 - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/putin-russia-nuclear-weapons-uk-warning-b2171854.html

  Ex-Putin adviser warns UK cities could be hit with nuclear weapons if Britain ‘continues to be aggressor’

• 2022-09-21 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-signs-decree-mobilisation-says-west-wants-destroy-russia-2022-09-21/

  Putin escalates Ukraine war, issues nuclear threat to West

• 2022-08-18 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-nuclear-weapons-use-possible-only-emergency-circumstances-2022-08-18/

  Russia says nuclear weapons use possible only in ’emergency circumstances’

• 2022-08-12 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/accidents-can-happen-european-nuclear-plants-too-russian-ex-president-says-2022-08-12/

  Accidents can happen at European nuclear plants too,’ Russian ex-president says

• 2022-08-01 - https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-there-can-be-no-winners-nuclear-war-it-should-never-be-started-2022-08-01/

  Putin says no one can win a nuclear war

• 2022-07-17 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/medvedev-wests-refusal-recognise-crimea-russian-is-threat-2022-07-17/

  Russia’s Medvedev: Attack on Crimea will ignite ’Judgement Day’ response

• 2022-07-06 - https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-medvedev-warns-united-states-messing-with-nuclear-power-is-folly-2022-07-06/

  Russia’s Medvedev warns United States: messing with a nuclear power is folly

• 2022-05-12 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-finland-joining-nato-is-definitely-threat-russia-2022-05-12/

  Russia says Finnish entry to NATO poses threat to which it will respond

• 2022-05-10 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/possible-nuclear-strike-russia-says-its-all-our-military-doctrine-2022-05-10/

  On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: it’s all in our military doctrine

• 2022-05-06 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-will-not-use-nuclear-weapons-ukraine-foreign-ministry-2022-05-06/

  Russian will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, foreign ministry says

• 2022-04-30 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-risks-nuclear-war-must-be-kept-minimum-tass-2022-04-30/

  Russia says risks of nuclear war must be kept to minimum, TASS reports

• 2022-04-25 - https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-western-weapons-ukraine-legitimate-targets-russian-military-2022-04-25/

  Russia’s Lavrov: Do not underestimate threat of nuclear war

• 2022-04-24 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-warns-baltic-nuclear-deployment-if-nato-admits-sweden-finland-2022-04-14/

  Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO

• 2022-03-22 - https://www.reuters.com/world/kremlin-spokesman-russia-would-use-nuclear-weapons-only-case-threat-existence-2022-03-28/

  Kremlin spokesman: Russia would use nuclear weapons only in case of ’threat to existence of state’

• 2022-02-28 - https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/you-ll-face-consequences-greater-than-any-in-history-putin-warns-west-122022400807_1.html

  You’ll face consequences greater than any in history: Putin warns West

• 2022-02-28 - https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/28/why-do-we-need-a-world-if-russia-is-not-in-it-state-tv-presenter-opens-show-with-ominous-address-a76653

  “Why Do We Need a World if Russia Is Not In It?”: State TV Presenter Opens Show With Ominous Address

• 2022-02-27 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-nuclear-alert-order-part-pattern-made-up-threats-us-says-2022-02-27/

  Putin nuclear alert order part of pattern of made-up threats, U.S. says

• 2022-02-27 - https://www.reuters.com/world/india/war-with-ukraine-putin-puts-nuclear-deterrence-forces-alert-2022-02-27/

  Putin puts nuclear deterrent on alert; West squeezes Russian economy

• 2022-02-24 - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-says-putins-ominous-threat-those-who-hinder-him-marks-critical-moment-2022-02-24/

  EU says Putin’s ominous threat to those who hinder him marks ’critical moment’

• 2021-12-13 - https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-lack-nato-security-guarantees-would-lead-confrontation-ria-2021-12-13/

  Russia says it may be forced to deploy mid-range nuclear missiles in Europe

• 2019-02-25 - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-russia-idUSKCN1QE1DM

  After Putin’s warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.

• 2019-02-21 - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-idUSKCN1QA1A3

  Putin to U.S.: I’m ready for another Cuban Missile-style crisis if you want one

• 2019-02-20 - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/20/putin-threatens-to-target-the-us-if-it-deploys-new-missiles-in-europe.html

  Putin threatens to target US if it deploys missiles in nearby European countries

• 2018-12-20 - https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/20/putin-warns-the-threat-of-nuclear-war-should-not-be-underestimated-.html

  Putin warns the threat of nuclear war should not be underestimated

• 2018-10-24 - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-putin-idUSKCN1MY2FO

  Russia will target European countries if they host U.S. nuclear missiles: Putin

• 2015-05-27 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/28/nato-chief-says-russian-nuclear-threats-are-deeply-troubling-and-dangerous

  Nato chief says Russian nuclear threats are ’deeply troubling and dangerous’

• 2015-03-22 - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-denmark-russia-idUSKBN0MI0ML20150322

  Russia threatens to aim nuclear missiles at Denmark ships if it joins NATO shield

• 2014-09-01 - https://www.newsweek.com/russia-has-threatened-nuclear-attack-says-ukraine-defence-minister-267842

  Russia Has Threatened Nuclear Attack, Says Ukraine Defence Minister

• 2014-07-11 - https://thediplomat.com/2014/07/russia-threatens-nuclear-strikes-over-crimea/

  Russia Threatens Nuclear Strikes Over Crimea

• 2014-05-14 - https://lenta.ru/news/2014/05/10/rogozin

  Rogozin: Next time I will fly the Tu-160 (nuclear bomber)

• 2014-03-16 - https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-russia-kiselyov-idUSL6N0MD0P920140316

  Russia can turn US to radioactive ash - Kremlin-backed journalist

• 2012-04-04 - https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-nato-russia-shield-idUKBRE8431ID20120504

  NATO - Russia talk of pre-emptive strike unjustified

• 2012-03-23 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/medvedev-calls-missile-defense-a-threat-to-russia/2012/03/23/gIQA9Id2VS_story.html

  Medvedev calls missile defense a threat to Russia

• 2011-11-23 - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15857431

  Russia in Europe missile threat

• 2010-12-01 - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-missiles-idUSTRE6B01A620101201

  Russia’s Putin warns West over missile defense: report

• 2009-10-13 - https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLD72025

  Russia reserves pre-emptive nuclear strike right

• 2008-08-15 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/aug/15/russia.poland.nuclear.missiles.threat

  Moscow warns it could strike Poland over US missile shield

• 2008-02-13 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/feb/13/russia.putin

  Putin issues nuclear threat to Ukraine over plan to host US shield

• 2007-04-11 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/apr/11/usa.topstories3

  Russia threatening new cold war over missile defence

• 1999-12-10 - https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/dec/10/russia.chechnya

  Yeltsin gives US nuclear warning