Historian Alex Wellerstein, who works at the Institute of Technology Stevens, has created a map through the data shared by Nukemap y Missile Map, in which it shows which areas of the UK could be most affected by a Russian nuclear attack.
The graphic representation has been prepared after several statements by Vladimir Putin and his allies, in which they threaten to deploy their nuclear arsenal, as a result of the conflict that began after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Something that the former prime minister, Liz Truss, confirmed, accusing the Kremlin of wanting to unleash nuclear armageddon in Ukraine in her first term as prime minister.
In fact, Truss claimed to have even studied some weather maps to see if it was likely that radioactive fallout could reach Britain in the event of a nuclear attack. Furthermore, in his unauthorized biography he highlighted that Both the intelligence services of his country and those of the United States saw an imminent attack as possible. when the conflict broke out.
How would an attack of this caliber affect the United Kingdom?
According to the media, a nuclear attack on Londoncould end the life of nearly 5.7 million people and leave at least 3.4 million injured. The attack would reach Birmingham, where similar losses would be lamented.
In Mindlandswhose population is estimated at 10.83 million people, according to 2021 figures, The victims could be close to 2.4 million. The explosion would also affect Leicester, Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent, where people could suffer third-degree burns.
The newspaper reveals that other cities could also be attacked, as is the case of Leeds, Manchester o Glasgow. At the same time, airfields and naval bases would also be targeted. Some of the examples cited by the media are RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Brize Norton, HMNB Portsmouth, HNMB Devonport and HMNB Faslane.
