Russian State TV Anchor: Russia Could Turn US To "Radioactive Ash"

An anonymous reader writes with a Ukraine news roundup. "'Russia is the only country in the world realistically capable of turning the United States into radioactive ash,' anchor Dmitry Kiselyov said on his weekly news show on state-controlled Rossiya 1 television. ... His programme was broadcast as the first exit polls were being published showing an overwhelming majority of Crimeans voting to leave Ukraine and join Russia. He stood in his studio in front of a gigantic image of a mushroom cloud produced after a nuclear attack, with the words 'into radioactive ash.' ... Kiselyov has earned a reputation as one of Russia's most provocative television news hosts, in particularly with his often blatantly homophobic remarks. But he is also hugely influential with his weekly news show broadcast at Sunday evening prime time. Putin last year appointed Kiselyov head of the new Russia Today news agency that is to replace the soon to be liquidated RIA Novosti news agency with the aim of better promoting Russia's official position. — Russia has threatened to stop nuclear disarmament treaty inspections and cooperation. Russian troops are reported to have seized a natural gas terminal in Ukraine outside of Crimea. There are reported to be 60,000 Russian troops massing on Russia's border with Ukraine."

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Re:Allow Russians to vote with their feet

[Xest]

The problem then is that all that's left in Russia are the idiots, it's chilling enough knowing that Russia is about 70% full of idiots with it's thousands of nukes, letting that stretch to 100% is probably not a good idea.

Re:And the US could turn Russia into vapor

[kheldan]

What I'm saying is, I don't think that even if the missiles were headed this way, Obama still wouldn't have the guts to give the order for a counter-strike. I'm saying I have no confidence in him if that situation arose. He'd probably try to talk his way out of the whole thing right up to getting vaporized. In other words: I think Obama is weak. I'd take back my vote for numerous reasons if I could.