A retired Russian colonel on Possibility of a Nuclear war

The threat of fighting a nuclear war with Russia has been on the rise ever since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. During a recent appearance on a Russian state-run media channel, Khodarenok revealed how a nuclear conflict between Russia and the West might begin—noting that a possible future exchange could be triggered by tensions in the Baltic Sea. The retired colonel said that tension between Sweden and Russia could lead to a conflict as the country finishes the process of joining NATO as a member of the alliance. Sweden was a formerly neutral power in the struggle between NATO and Russia but the country opted to join the alliance in partnership with Finland in the wake of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The nuclear weapons in Belarus have the capability to hit targets in Finland and Sweden, which is why the region has become one of the new major flashpoints where a possible nuclear conflict could be set off. Do you think that a Nuclear war is possible in the 21st century ?