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This Is How Close Putin Came to Launching Nuclear Weapons

ARMAGEDDON FORECAST

Fallout fears prompted leader to pore over weather maps

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

Updated Nov. 12 2024 6:04AM EST / Published Nov. 12 2024 5:36AM EST

"In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on September 11, 2024. — Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Tom Sykes

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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