A devastating nuclear strike on London causing 850,000 deaths with two million injured has been simulated by a staunchly pro-Putin propaganda TV channel.
Broadcasting the four-minute video with an English commentary appears to be the latest move in a concerted campaign to scare Britain from giving permission to Ukraine to allow Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets inside Russia.
Vladimir Putin’s propagandists and entourage have repeatedly warned that he could use nuclear weapons.
The video shown on Tsargrad’s Telegram channel begins by threatening: ‘Imagine for a moment that the unimaginable happens.
‘A nuclear weapon explodes over London. In this documentary, we explore the devastating consequences of this catastrophe.
‘In the simulation, we will use a warhead with a yield of 750 kilotons. That’s a pretty powerful charge.’
The commentary warns viewers: ‘Upon detonation, a fireball as hot as the sun rapidly expands, reaching a radius of 950 meters [1,039 yards].
‘Anything trapped inside this fireball is instantly vaporized.
‘In our simulation, the epicenter of the explosion is at Westminster.
‘People within that radius won’t even feel anything because the nerve impulse transmission speed is slower.
‘Within 5 km [3 miles] of the epicentre the blast radius city of London, Camden town, Kensington, Brixton these areas will receive the most destruction.’
A ticker on the screen tots up the number of possible fatalities.
‘Buildings will be destroyed and debris will fill the streets, creating hazardous conditions for everyone in the vicinity.
‘Given the population density in central London, the initial death toll could exceed 250,000 people and around 600,000 injured within a radius of 10 km [6.25 miles]. The radiation will cause third-degree burns.
‘Within that radius anything that can burn will catch fire.
‘[Petrol] stations, automobiles, power substations, gas infrastructure.
‘Explosive facilities will explode and amplify the effect of the devastation over a huge area, including areas from Camden to Greenwich and Islington to Wandsworth.’
The video claims that ‘according to various estimates, a further 450,000 people will die from burns, debris, injuries or radiation sickness, and over a million will be traumatized.
‘Many of these injuries could prove fatal over the next days and weeks.
‘Radiation sickness in particular will take lives days and weeks later.
‘In time, about 100,000 more will be added to the death toll.’
The video was originally published around three months ago, but was now highlighted by Tsargrad.
It goes on: ‘Within an 18 km [11 mile] radius of the blast, the shockwave will be enough to shatter windows, causing additional casualties to people who come to the windows when they see the nuclear blast.
‘The shockwave will reach Hounslow, Edgware and Enfield.
