With diplomatic tensions between Moscow and Washington at their lowest point since the Cold War, one could be forgiven for being alarmed by recent Russian news broadcasts. For the past month, Russian media outlets have been punctuated with reports asking people whether they are ready for nuclear war. “If it should one day happen, everyone of you should know where the nearest bomb shelter is.
It’s best to find out now,” according to one particularly fevered report on the Russian state-owned channel, NTV. Russia’s main current affairs show, hosted by a presenter known by critics as the country’s “propagandist-in-chief,” recently spent two hours warning that Russia would defend itself with nuclear arms. FULL REPORT
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