“Russia could destroy all NATO countries in half an hour” in the event of a nuclear war, says Putin ally

Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos, the Kremlin’s space agency and one of the closest men to the president Vladimir Putinsaid that Russia could destroy all NATO countries “in half an hour”.

“Russia could destroy all NATO countries in half an hour if there was a nuclear war,” said Dmitry Rogozin, who also admitted that Putin’s goal is to defeat the “enemy” West and wipe Ukraine off the map.

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Nevertheless, Dmitry Rogozin argued that Russia does not want to escalate the conflict to a nuclear war. “We must not allow it, because the consequences of the exchange of nuclear attacks will affect our Earth.

“Therefore, we will have to defeat this economically and militarily more powerful enemy with conventional armed means”, he added.

Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin gives some explanations to the Russian president and his Belarusian counterpart during his visit to the Vostochny Cosmodrome on April 12, 2022. (MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)

He hinted that Putin would put Russia on a war footing amid speculation that a massive mobilization is on the cards to bolster Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.

“Industry must be immediately forced to serve military objectives. This must be done immediately and quickly.”said.

The statements of Rogozin occur when in the final dress rehearsal for the parade of the victory day on Monday, May 9, in Moscow, nuclear-capable vehicles were seen rolling through Red Square.

A Russian Yars ICBM launcher is paraded through Red Square during the Victory Day dress rehearsal. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP).

Russian T-72B3M tanks parade through Red Square during the Victory Day dress rehearsal in central Moscow on May 7, 2022. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

Using a word that Putin has banned in relation to the Ukraine conflict, “war”, Rogozin he said: “This is a war for the truth, and the right of Russia to exist as a single, independent state.”

“The mere existence of a Ukraine separated from Russia It will inevitably make it anti-Russian and a Western springboard for aggression against our people… That is why what we call a Special Military Operation goes far beyond its original meaning and geography,” he added.

“We are not fighting Nazis in Ukraine. We are freeing Ukraine from NATO occupation and driving the worst enemy away from our western borders,” he continued.

While Rogozin made his threat Moscow prepares a show with thermonuclear weapons in Red Square for its Victory Day parade. The intercontinental weapon, which weighs 49.6 tons, can travel up to 24,500 km per hour and is capable of hitting targets 12,000 km away, meaning it could reach London or New York in a matter of minutes.

The weapon of mass destruction will be escorted by several Iskander-M missile launchers.as men and women march out of the Kremlin dressed in military garb, waving Russian flags and saluting.

Also, it is expected that eight MiG-29 fighters fly in a “Z” formation, the insignia used by Putin’s army as a symbol of its military action in Ukraine, which analysts have compared to the swastika used by the Nazis.

Source: Elcomercio