Russian State Media Shows What a Nuclear Explosion Near the White House Might Look Like

World Russia Nuclear war military Russian propaganda outlet Sputnik wants its viewers to see what a nuclear explosion near the White House might look like. Sputnik shared a video Tuesday created by Science magazine, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, that shows what a nuclear attack on Washington, D.C., could do to the city. The video depicts an explosion “smashing buildings, leaving hundreds of thousands of people dead, others fleeing the scene and seeking medical help,” noted Sputnik, which is owned by the Russian government–controlled news service Rossiya Segodnya. The Russian outlet shared the video as many speculate about the potential for war to break out between the nuclear-armed superpowers Russia and the United States. The United States, France and the United Kingdom launched airstrikes Friday against chemical weapons facilities in Syria, where Russia is actively supporting President Bashar al-Assad. The airstrikes stopped after just one day without any retaliatory strikes from Russia, but experts noted that the possible confrontation between Russia and the West had caused a “war scare” in Moscow, where the state-run media likes to portray the U.S. as its top foe decades after the end of the Cold War. Recommended Slideshows 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military… Read full this story

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