{"id":266716,"date":"2023-03-23T06:43:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T06:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=266716"},"modified":"2023-03-25T07:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T07:08:09","slug":"russia-says-risk-of-nuclear-war-with-us-at-level-unprecedented-in-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=266716","title":{"rendered":"Russia says risk of nuclear war with US at level unprecedented in decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 March 22, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has raised the alarm about an escalated risk of nuclear war with the United States, unprecedented in decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The probability of a nuclear conflict between Russia and the US is at its highest level in decades, Russian news agencies reported Ryabkov as saying on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Ryabkov also said there could be no talk of secret or open negotiations with Washington on restoring the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, which Russia pulled out of in February.<\/p>\n

What’s Next”, Ryabkov said there was “no question” of Russia restoring the treaty for now, and denounced Washington’s “hostile course” towards Moscow.<\/p>\n

“I wouldn’t want to dive into a discussion about whether the likelihood of a nuclear conflict is high today, but it is higher than anything we have had for the past few decades, let’s put it that way,” the Interfax <\/em>news agency quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n

Ryabkov said Russia was committed to keeping the world “safe and free” from the threat of nuclear war, but added later that business could not continue as usual, given that Moscow was now “in a de facto state of open conflict with the United States”.<\/p>\n

According to the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, which had been signed in 2010 and extended until 2026, Russia and the United States were obliged to deploy no more than 1,550 strategic nuclear warheads, which account for 90 percent of the world’s nuclear warheads, and a maximum of 700 long-range missiles and bombers.<\/p>\n

Holding the United States responsible for breaching the agreement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was forced to withdraw.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, an American Democratic politician said \u201cintellectually bankrupt\u201d politicians of the United States have made\u00a0nuclear war with Russia a realistic possibility.<\/p>\n

Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial candidate Geoff Young told Russia Today<\/em> on March 4 that the electorate he has spoken to in his state are \u201csick of\u201d seeing their tax dollars go to Ukraine. However, American politicians, he said, are \u201cseparated from reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that \u201chumanity is threatened by a possible nuclear war,” between the US and Russia.<\/p>\n

Lavrov: UK is sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In related news on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov censured Britain over its recent decision to supply Ukraine with munitions made with depleted uranium. Lavrov warned that Britain’s decision in this regard will take the Ukraine situation to a new and more dangerous level. Earlier, Putin had condemned the Brits over their decision to send Kiev forces tank ammunition that contained depleted uranium, saying Moscow would be forced to respond accordingly.<\/p>\n

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also warned there were fewer steps left before there would be a potential “nuclear collision” between Russia and the West, Russia\u2019s Interfax news agency reported.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Wednesday attempted to downplay Britain’s move, claiming there is no nuclear escalation in the Ukraine war. On Monday, however, Britain had confirmed it was supplying Ukraine with ammunition using depleted uranium to allow Kiev forces to better penetrate Russian tanks and armored vehicles. “There is no nuclear escalation. The only country in the world that is talking about nuclear issues is Russia. There is no threat to Russia, this is purely about helping Ukraine defend itself,” Cleverly said.<\/p>\n

Despite Moscow’s warnings, after\u00a0the Russians launched their\u00a0special military operation in eastern Ukraine in February 2022, Western\u00a0countries began to supply\u00a0Kiev forces with a wide range of deadly military hardware, including tens of billions of dollars worth\u00a0of weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n

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