Nuclear fears in US amid Russia-Ukraine war: AP-NORC poll

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons, with a new poll reflecting a level of anxiety that has echoes of the Cold War era.

Close to half of Americans say they are very concerned that Russia would directly target the U.S. with nuclear weapons, and an additional 3 in 10 are somewhat concerned about that, according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his country’s nuclear forces on high alert shortly after the Feb. 24 invasion.

Roughly 9 in 10 Americans are at least somewhat concerned that Putin might use a nuclear weapon against Ukraine, including about 6 in 10 who are very concerned.

“He is out of control, and I don’t think he really has concern for much of anything but what he wants,” said Robin Thompson, a retired researcher from Amherst, Massachusetts. “And he has nuclear weapons.”

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-europe-cold-war-nato-c0acbb51f5fda41475287a4113ada3fd

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1. Since there is noting that I can do about it, I don't worry about it.

If we melt our cities, decimate our populations and destroy the eco system it will be what we deserve. It would be a shame if that is where enhanced intelligence leads us. We have had, since 1945 to deal with the nuclear nightmare and yet we just keep building an upgrading our weapons and delivery systems. If the people had demanded that we get rid of the damn things, they would have been gone by now. It is our own fault that we find ourselves in a position of facing a threat of mass destruction of everything that humans have worked for since we came down from the trees. We may be just to emotionally immature to survive. If it is not this crisis, it will be another until some crackpot decides to go out, and take everything with him, in a blaze on nuclear glory. In any case it will be no great loss to the universe. We won't be missed.