What would happen if all nuclear bombs on Earth were detonated – and it's terrifying

Russian armada has been spotted lurking in the Black Sea and advancing toward Odessa, with fears that the Ukrainian port is Vladimir Putin's next target.The Ukrainian defence ministry warned that invading forces could be prepping for a possible attack.A Russian invasion of Ukraine's third largest city could open a corridor to Kyiv from the south for Russian forces to move through.Landing ships capable of launching tanks and hundreds of troops ashore have been spotted off the coast.Following the sighting of Russian personnel in the Black Sea heading toward Odessa, the Ukrainian defence ministry released a statement.In the statement, the ministry said: "In the waters of the Black Sea, we are observing a landing detachment of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, consisting of four large landing ships accompanied by three rocket boats, advancing toward Odessa." Experts have warned that if Russia seize the port then they would be given a "chokehold" on Ukraine's economy, with comparisons made to the UK losing Dover. General Sir Richard Barrons, a former military chief, said the city was a "big prize" in the Russian invasion.

“You are looking at live pictures of a fire that has broken out at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant in the town of Enerhohrad after an attack by Russian troops,” said CNN’s Erin Burnett tonight in what could literally be the most explosive story out of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the Eastern European nation so far

Russia is in control of the area around the plant but has not taken control of the plant itself.“They have the physical control of the perimeter, including the village where most of the employees live,” he said. During an emergency meeting he expressed his concerns over the power plant and said: “The situation in Ukraine is unprecedented and I continue to be gravely concerned.“It is the first time a military conflict is happening amidst the facilities of a large, established nuclear power program.”After nearly a week of bloodshed, Vladimir Putin finally admitted how many of his soldiers have died during the invasion of Ukraine.Russia’s Defence Ministry said in its first report of military casualties since the start of the invasion, that some 498 Russian troops have been killed in Ukraine, with 1,597 wounded.

Russia of committing war crimes as Russian troops continue to rage war on Ukraine's cities.The PM slammed Vladimir Putin as Downing Street claimed "horrific acts" were being carried out on an almost hourly basis as population centres were targeted.Yesterday (Wednesday, March 2) Russian officials finally announced that 498 of their soldiers have died since they invaded Ukraine last week with the number of people wounded standing at 1,597.Leaders said, unlike brutal Russia, they’re not at war with “captive children” as images emerged of young soldiers crying.Prisoners of war were captured on camera sobbing, saying “we don’t want this war” and claiming they were used like "cannon fodder" by commanders, The Mirror reports.While it remains unlikely that a nuclear war will commence, the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov sent a chilling threat that a "Third World War will be nuclear, and devastating".Due to the military doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction, a full-scale nuclear war would mean the complete collapse of both sides.Which would make the nuclear war pointless. But there is always a fear that it could start from a reckless miscalculation or a leader who makes bad decisions.

Vladimir Putin has so far resisted pressing the nuclear button because of treaties signed as a result of fears of “mutually assured destruction”, BBC presenter Ros Atkins has suggested. Putin ordered Russian troops to invade neighbouring country Ukraine on February 24, and while the capital Kyiv has so far resisted advances, there have been reports that the country’s first city has fallen after heavy bombing.

The matter of Russian nuclear warfare is top-of-mind after Vladimir Putin announced he has put his nuclear deterrents on "high alert".

World War Three occurs would see satellites fall from the sky, forests burn and a nuclear winter spread over the earth killing everyone, according to a popular YouTube channel. Fears of nuclear war have been stoked in recent days following President Vladimir Putin's aggressive invasion of Ukraine, however there has been no indication of nuclear bombs being used.

World War 3 broke out and even the safest locations would suffer from a "nuclear winter" experts say.Professor Andrew Futter at the University of Leicester told the Daily Star that Russian President Vladimir Putin has little to gain from resorting to nukes but warned a bloody civil war may leave him desperate. The international politics specialist added that Russia using nuclear weapons remains a long way off.

A third world war would be 'nuclear and destructive', a Russian minister has warned.

Most of us are very lucky as to never experience the threats posed by potential nuclear warfare in our country.

With Russia invading Ukraine, the world's attention turns to that of nuclear war.

Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to slam the international community over their handling of Vladimir Putin.The outspoken star questioned what’s to stop him “taking other countries” amid his “nuke threats”.This comes amid Putin ordering his military to move nuclear weapons to a "special mode of combat duty" during his invasion of Ukraine.Piers took issue with the international response to this in a series of tweets earlier today.In view of his 7.9 million followers, he penned: “If Putin succeeds in taking Ukraine by scaring us all off with his bulls**t nuke threats, what’s to stop him taking other countries including those in NATO?“Once you cave to a bully, they keep bullying. #StopPutinNow.”In another tweet, Piers shared his concerns about the lack of intervention over a 40-mile convoy of Russian military vehicles.Satellite images this morning show these vehicles en route to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.The former Good Morning Britain host shared his frustration at the lack of military intervention from NATO.He fumed: “There’s a 40-MILE convoy of Russian military vehicles heading towards Kyiv to surround the city, trap the people there, and bomb them into submission.“Are we really just going to sit back and watch Putin do this?“There’s a war crime unfurling in front of us.

Vladimir Putin has promised to consider ending his brutal bombing campaign on Ukrainian civilians and the areas they live in as peace talks between the two countries continue in Belarus.This comes after the Russian President spoke in length with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday, February 28.According to a statement from the French government, Macron asked Putin to halt all strikes and attacks against civilians and places of residences, preserve civil infrastructure and secure main roads.Putin confirmed his willingness to commit to those requests, the French statement said.However a Kremlin statement about the same telephone call says that Putin told Macron: "A settlement is possible only if Russia's legitimate security interests are taken into account – including a recognition of Russia's sovereignty over Crimea and a resolution of the objectives of demilitarisation and denazification of the Ukrainian state and ensuring it has a neutral status".Ahead of the talks, Ukraine said it wanted a ceasefire and Russian withdrawal, while the Kremlin said it would not announce its position.Russia's negotiators have talked of striking a deal that's in the interests of both sides.This news comes as dozens of people were killed by Russian rocket attacks in Kharkiv earlier on Monday.The Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Herashchenko said Kharkiv had been “massively fired on”, leaving “dozens of dead and hundreds of wounded”.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.With fighting continuing around several cities and the Russian rouble falling drastically, the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Russian troops to abandon their weapons and leave the

Vladimir Putin's "propagandist-in-chief" has warned the West that their nuclear weapons are powerful enough to wipe out all NATO countries.Dmitry Kiselyov, a presenter for state media Rossiya 1, has a reputation for extravagant tirades demonising the West, recently threatening the Western world on TV by boasting Russia's military might.He said yesterday (February 27): "Our submarines can shoot more than 500 nuclear warheads. This would guarantee destruction of the USA, and all other NATO countries.

Ukraine has moved the goalposts. Following his land grab, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Western nations would face "consequences they have never seen" if they tried to intervene. Naturally this immediately sparked fears that Russia's hoard of nuclear weapons, which looms over ours, will be put into action.In the event of nuclear war of course there would be no winners, but thanks to an extensive network of disused nuclear bunkers located across the UK there would be some dusty losers after the smoke cleared.

A SOMBRE Susanna Reid told Good Morning Britain viewers today that Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat made her feel physically sick. Yesterday the Russian President put his nuclear forces on high alert after warning the West "may face the greatest consequences in history".

Naman Ramachandran The European Union will ban Russian media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.Saying that the EU will ban “Kremlin’s media machine,” von der Leyen added that “state-owned Russia Today and Sputnik, as well as their subsidiaries, will no longer be able to spread their lies to justify Putin’s war and to sow division in our union.”“We are developing tools to ban the toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe,” von der Leyen said.The 27 nations in the EU will also close their airspace to Russian airlines. “We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russians,” von der Leyen said.

Vladimir Putin has been accused of major military escalation after requesting Russia’s nuclear deterrent be put on high alert, as his troops continue to attempt their conquest of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin "could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine" one top Conservative MP has warned.Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee has urged the Government to start rolling out sanctions "every day" to combat Russian aggression in the country.The former veteran also said that the worst-case scenario would be low yield nuclear weapons being used in the conflict. Putin has already boasted of the "cutting-edge weapons" Russia has to hand in the conflict with Ukraine.

Ukraine is unsuccessful, Western officials have warned. The West is concerned that Vladimir Putin could unleash high-power thermobaric weapons that vaporise bodies and crush internal organs if their 'schedule' is slowed down further by Ukrainian resistance forces.

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s chilling hint that any intervention in the invasion of Ukraine from the NATO powers would result in retaliation on a scale “never seen in history,” some Brits are beginning to worry about the prospect of a nuclear conflict. At present, that doesn’t look too likely, but it does’t hurt to plan ahead.