Vladimir Putin’s chilling threat to UK as cities on Russia’s nuclear ‘hitlist’ named
There are serious concerns that several towns and cities in the UK could be on a secret nuclear target list created by Russian President Vladimir Putin. If he ever decides to go to war with NATO, it’s believed that he might consider launching nuclear attacks on certain areas in Britain.
Putin has made several threats towards Western countries, especially those helping Ukraine, including the UK. Although he hasn’t attacked any NATO countries directly, the fear remains very real. This threat reminds many people of the Cold War days when the fear of a nuclear conflict was constantly hanging in the air.
According to reports from the *Financial Times*, classified documents have revealed that Russia has identified 32 possible targets across NATO territory. Some of these targets are located in the UK, including a nuclear submarine base in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Other places on the list include a factory in Hull, an aircraft carrier shipyard in Rosyth near Edinburgh, and military-related sites in Aldershot, Colchester, Portsmouth, Chatham, Tidworth, and Salisbury.
Barrow-in-Furness is a key concern because it houses the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines. For this reason, experts believe it could be a top target if tensions ever escalated into open conflict. HMS Audacious, a powerful submarine in the Royal Navy’s Astute-class, was recently seen leaving this base—showing how active and important the location still is.
A government source told the *Daily Express* that the threat includes both large-scale attacks and smaller strikes. If Russia were to carry out any such attack on UK soil, it wouldn’t just be seen as an act of war against Britain—it would also trigger NATO to respond, potentially leading to a wider war.
The news comes at a tense time. Fighting in Ukraine has momentarily paused due to Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, which commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. In Russia, this war is remembered as the “Great Patriotic War,” and around 27 million Soviet people died during that conflict. Putin is using this historic moment to promote his current war against Ukraine, claiming—wrongly—that he’s fighting Nazis again.
On May 9, Putin was seen laying flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin in Moscow. Meanwhile, he announced a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine from May 8 to May 10 as part of the Victory Day events. However, Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, blamed Ukraine for violating the ceasefire agreement. She claimed that Ukraine wasn’t interested in peace and that their actions during the three-day pause would show whether they truly want to stop the war or not.
All of this shows how dangerous and unstable the situation has become. With Putin’s aggressive moves, growing tensions, and secret lists of nuclear targets, the UK and other NATO countries are on high alert. The fear is that one wrong step could lead to something far worse.
