The same role I had in the British Army, but I am trained to counter and prevent CBRN attack I expect the General's expertise is more in its offensive use, and he is threatening to blow up the plant if Ukraine tries to retake it. They have stationed 500 troops in the power station and their commander is a 'Major General Vasilyev' who is the head of the Russian Army CBRN Forces. Russia is now using the largest nuclear power station in Europe, Zaporizhzhia, as a base to launch missiles around Ukraine reckless in the extreme and creating the spectre of another globally significant nuclear accident. Indeed, Soviet doctrine, which the Russians seem to be following in Ukraine, allows commanders to use battlefield nuclear weapons to stave off defeat, which is looking more likely by the day in some areas.īut for our own nuclear arsenal, I think he would at least based on his complete disregard for collateral damage and civilian casualties he's inflicted in Ukraine and Syria. President Putin has in the past attacked the UK with nuclear material, Polonium 210 and the deadliest chemical weapon in Novichok is it so unlikely that he would use a nuclear weapon, even a small one, to achieve his goals? We must not allow events in Ukraine to frighten us off nuclear power it really is the most viable way to save the planet from global warming and most environmental groups now agree. The juxtaposition between nuclear power saving the planet from global warming or destroying it by nuclear attack or accident, could not be more starkly illustrated than by the current war in Ukraine. 'The worst possible message.' The 10th NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) review conference was held at at the UN Headquarters in New York at the start of August (Picture: Xinhua/ Alamy Stock Photo).

'What message does this send to any country around the world that may think that it needs to have nuclear weapons – to protect, to defend, to deter aggression against its sovereignty and independence?' he asked. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned Russia and reminded us Ukraine handed over its Soviet-era nuclear weapons in 1994, after receiving assurances of its future security from Russia and others. The fact Russia appears to be keen to accept this help, shows how desperate things may be getting for Putin, and perhaps another step towards the unthinkable use of tactical nuclear weapons? The UK Security advisor Sir Stephen Lovegrove is similarly concerned, saying Britain had 'clear concerns' that Beijing was expanding and modernising its nuclear arsenal, adding that China's 'disdain' for arms control agreements was a 'daunting prospect'.Īll this is against a backdrop of President Putin threatening NATO and Ukraine with nuclear weapons, the Chinese increasing their stockpile by a threefold factor, Iran claiming to be nuclear weapon capable and North Korea working hard to get there, and offering help to Russia to fight in Ukraine. 'Humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation', he said. UN President Antonio Guterres warns of the threat of a nuclear attack.

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