Kremlin official threatens war against NATO if Ukraine uses US weapons against Russia

 https://news.sky.com/story/amp/kremlin-official-threatens-war-against-nato-if-ukraine-uses-us-weapons-against-russia-13146185

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-chief-dismisses-russian-warnings-after-lifting-arms-restrictions-2024-05-31/

There is so much money to be made from war, even if it kills off most of the planet. WTH?

https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/05/24/natos-boss-wants-to-free-ukraine-to-strike-hard-inside-russia While killing off parts of Russia, or all of it might be appealing to some, but the result could be a dead world.

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-nato-relations-level-direct-confrontation-kremlin-says-2024-04-04

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia-NATO_relations , https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_192648.htm

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-nato/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-nato-stoltenberg.html

https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2024-06/focus/russias-war-and-specter-nuclear-conflict

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=nuclear+war

UN chief met with Putin to bridge differences with Russia over its actions in Ukraine

 https://www.npr.org/2022/04/26/1094870350/un-chief-met-with-putin-to-bridge-differences-with-russia-over-its-actions-in-uk

At a certain point, both sides must meet with a mediator. Otherwise, the risk of things getting out of control become more possible.

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/04/1116932

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/26/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/26/russia-ukraine-war-lavrov-warns-of-risk-of-nuclear-conflict

Ukraine war: Could Russia use tactical nuclear weapons? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60664169

"Any conflict with a nuclear power like Russia carries the risk that nuclear weapons could be used,..."  

"However, as long as NATO does not inter­vene directly in Ukraine and the Russian regime does not feel existentially threatened, both intentional and unintentional nuclear use remain extremely unlikely. Never­theless, Moscow’s nuclear threats still entail significant negative consequences." https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/russias-nuclear-threats-in-the-war-against-ukraine

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/04/20/u-s-must-can-prevent-russian-military-crossing-nuclear-threshold/

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2022/03/29/the-russia-ukraine-war-may-be-bad-news-for-nuclear-nonproliferation/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=nuclear

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=war

Should Russia Worry That The US Military Has Activated Its Strategic Materiel Stockpile?

 https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/russia-should-worry-the-us-military-has-activated-its-strategic-materiel-stockpile/

Unfortunately, a very small percentage of powerful people would like to have a nuclear war.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/the-ukraine-crisis-could-spark-a-new-cold-war-or-a-nuclear-war/

For them, it would be the ultimate reset.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/the-ukraine-war-proves-the-us-and-nato-need-a-hybrid-warfare-strategy/

Both sides have serious issues to resolve and agreements to work out. 

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/10/a-nato-vs-russia-war-would-be-sheer-horror

Suicide or mutual assured destruction need not be one of them. 

https://theconversation.com/we-war-gamed-an-escalation-of-the-ukraine-russia-crisis-heres-what-it-taught-us-about-the-real-world-113802

https://www.globalriskintel.com/insights/nato-responds-russia-massive-wargames

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/03/ukraine-war-is-awful-the-russia-china-war-of-1969-could-have-been-worse

The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues. As do the pundits calling for military action.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnevpbkFrPE , https://www.youtube.com/c/RussellBrand/videos

https://news.stanford.edu/2017/08/08/americans-weigh-nuclear-war

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=war

US and Europe fear escalation of Russian hybrid warfare amid Ukraine missile attacks

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/19/us-russia-ukraine-missile-attacks

It might not be a good idea to have pushed V. Putin-into-signing-a-new-nuclear-doctrine. 

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/europe/ukraine-russia-atacms-biden-strike-intl/index.html

https://abcnews.go.com/International/new-russian-nuclear-doctrine-threatens-response-ukraines-western/story?id=115998090

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/russia-says-ukraine-attacked-it-using-us-made-missiles.html

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241119-us-approval-for-ukraine-missile-strikes-into-russia-is-a-slim-lifeline-for-kyiv-1

While a lot of money can be made for defense_contractors from regional wars, another world war could extinguish most of the life on the planet.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-ukraine-war-biden-decision-us-missiles-atacms-warnings-from-moscow

https://www.aranca.com/revenue-benchmarks/top-75-aerospace-and-defense-companies.php

https://people.defensenews.com/top-100

https://companiesmarketcap.com/defense-contractors/largest-companies-by-market-cap/

https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/03/01/top-100-defense-contractors-2023

https://www.sipri.org/visualizations/2023/sipri-top-100-arms-producing-and-military-services-companies-world-2022

WarGames, the 1983 American Cold War science fiction techno-thriller

2023 will be the 40th anniversary since the release of the WarGames movie. Now the world might be on the verge of a global scale conflagration, if things aren't peacefully resolved.

https://www.wired.com/2008/07/ff-wargames , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames#Plot 

Release dates	May 7, 1983 (Cannes) June 3, 1983 (United States)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames#Influence , https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wargames

So a few months after the wide release of the WarGames movie, a potentially serious situation arose.

"On 26 September 1983, during the Cold War, the nuclear early-warning radar of the Soviet Union reported the launch of one intercontinental ballistic missile with four more missiles behind it, from bases in the United States. These missile attack warnings were suspected to be false alarms by Stanislav Petrov, an officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces on duty at the command center of the early-warning system. He decided to wait for corroborating evidence—of which none arrived—rather than immediately relaying the warning up the chain-of-command. This decision is seen as having prevented a retaliatory nuclear attack against the United States and its NATO allies, which would likely have resulted in an escalation to a full-scale nuclear war. Investigation of the satellite warning system later determined that the system had indeed malfunctioned." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident

http://nuclearhotseat.com/2022/03/02/nuclear-ukraine-in-a-russian-war-zone-chernobyl-reactors

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/wargame-how-2018-nato-exercise-fared-against-russia-190351

https://theconversation.com/we-war-gamed-an-escalation-of-the-ukraine-russia-crisis-heres-what-it-taught-us-about-the-real-world-113802

https://www.globalriskintel.com/insights/nato-responds-russia-massive-wargames

https://sofrep.com/news/poland-will-transfer-jets-to-ukraine-if-u-s-agrees-to-replace-them

https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/how-poland-just-lost-to-russia-in-a-massive-wargame-and-what-it-means

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-poland-just-lost-russia-massive-wargame-and-what-it-means-178578

https://sofrep.com/news/this-wargame-revealed-russias-supremacy-over-nato

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_wargame

https://news.stanford.edu/2017/08/08/americans-weigh-nuclear-war

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=WarGames

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russian+nuclear+forces

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=conflict

Possible plague death at a Siberian lab baffles scientists

Much is unclear about the tragedy, but plague researchers say there is “zero” chance of an epidemic https://www.science.org/content/article/possible-plague-death-siberian-lab-baffles-scientists 

"While there's no confirmation of a plague outbreak so far, conflicting reports about how the alleged "patient zero" got infected..." https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-pneumonic-plague-outbreak-risk-symptoms-2026-10

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-says-no-plague-found-contacts-siberian-lab-worker-died-rcna601805 This might not develop into another global pandemic, but there is always a concern about such things.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/10/06/hazmat-suit-russians-sweeping-plague-scientist-flat-told-neighbours-looking-cockroaches-29685869/ 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2026/09/29/taylor-swifts-patient-zero-gets-the-epidemiology-wrong-her-video-gets-it-right While the song has nothing to do about a patient zero in a potential plague in Russia, or anywhere, its the peculiar timing of a patient zero being out there in the news.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Patient+Zero 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=plague

Is NATO ready to use nuclear weapons?

 https://en.irna.ir/news/85498295/Supplying-F-16-fighters-to-Kiev-signals-US-NATO-ready-to-use

Technically, they always have to be ready.

Does it really matter who sets off a nuclear-attack first?

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1906251/russia-eliminate-uk-nukes-world-war-3-threat

Once again, a very small percentage of mad men would like to try to reset the world.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russias-top-official-threatens-with-nuclear-weapons-again-in-response-to-permission-for-ukraine-to-strike-russia-with-western-weapons/ar-BB1noelC?ocid=BingNewsSerp

However, such a nuclear reset could easily wipe out much more earth life than expected.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/nato-planning-nuclear-strikes-on-russia-big-nuke-alarm-raised-by-putins-ally-details/videoshow/110522940.cms

Apparently, that's Ok, because the madmen will be safely underground living next to their bunker toilets & septic tanks. That is the height of civilization, according to some.

https://www.businessinsider.com/polish-fm-us-will-destroy-russian-targets-ukraine-nukes-used-2024-5

The very small percentage sees this as a great opportunity to test out some of their latest nuclear tech, as well as some older crap.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/world/europe/ukraine-russia-weapons-strike.html

So much money can be made from wars, and just think how great it would be to spend it while living next to a bunker toilet.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/starmer-says-he-is-prepared-to-use-nuclear-weapons/ar-BB1nxFtz?ocid=BingNewsSerp All it takes is a small percentage of madmen to tactically nuke the planet, only to realise how quickly things get out of control.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=NATO+is+ready+to+use+nuclear+weapons

China’s Wang Yi Calls Russia Its Primary “Strategic Partner” Refusing to Condemn War on Ukraine

 https://sofrep.com/news/chinas-wang-yi-calls-russia-its-primary-strategic-partner-as-it-refuses-to-condemn-war-on-ukraine

A China and Russia war alliance has been no surprise. 

https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/ukraine-invasion-time-for-beijing-to-rethink-taiwan/

Perhaps some day, Russia and China might double-cross the other, but that could be a long ways down the road. Thus, its another potential Nuclear+War+Scenario.

https://sofrep.com/news/this-wargame-revealed-russias-supremacy-over-nato

A Wargame can be used to determine various likely and unlikely scenarios.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargame#Computer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames#Influence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident

http://nuclearhotseat.com/2022/03/02/nuclear-ukraine-in-a-russian-war-zone-chernobyl-reactors

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Chernobyl

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=WarGames

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=conflict

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russian+nuclear+forces

Zelensky’s readiness for talks with Russia points to rift within NATO

 https://tass.com/world/1534745

Of course there are always those that would rather still set the world on fire.

https://www.rt.com/russia/566247-ukraine-diplomacy-sullivan-winter

Both sides went to war against each other. The argument is that one side might have wanted more war than the other.

https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-russia-war-conflict-end-volodymyr-zelensky-peace-talks-five-conditions-1757893

All that wasted war money could have helped a lot of people, instead of creating hell.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/11/05/ukraine-russia-peace-negotiations

There are all kinds of wars and reasons for war. Some are more deadly and destructive than others.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=war

How the Convergence of Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea Will Challenge the US and Europe

 https://icds.ee/en/the-axis-of-upheaval-how-the-convergence-of-russia-china-iran-and-north-korea-will-challenge-the-us-and-europe/

Unfortunately, there are always some hotspots throughout the world.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russian+nuclear+forces

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russia

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=China

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=North+Korea

Families of North Korean troops captured in Russia 'will be executed,' former Pyongyang soldier tells ABC News

 https://abcnews.go.com/International/families-captured-north-korean-troops-executed-former-pyongyang/story?id=119383255

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/north-korea-troops-ukraine-russia-war-executed-b2709926.html

https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-russia-troops-ukraine-captured-soldier-1979622

EU presses Russia for more details on suspected plague case

 https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/eu-presses-russia-for-more-details-on-suspected-plague-case 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/russia-dismisses-reports-of-second-plague-case-as-false-information 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=plague

Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observation

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/russia-plague-suspected-lab-worker-dies-200-medical-observation-rcna601559 

Of course any version of a plague is a serious concern.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/russian-lab-worker-dies-of-suspected-plague-in-siberia-us-monitoring-case

 https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/russian-lab-workers-abrupt-death-sparks-plague-crisis-concerns-trump-team-monitoring 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/europe/russia-laboratory-plague-accident-intl 

https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/white-house-monitoring-suspected-plague-outbreak-in-russia-after-lab-worker-dead-hundreds-quarantined/ 

Zbigniew Brzezinski - Patient Zero: Historical Underpinnings of the Ukraine Conflict https://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/modern/patientzero  

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2026/09/29/taylor-swifts-patient-zero-gets-the-epidemiology-wrong-her-video-gets-it-right/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Patient+Zero 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Russian+Plague

Russia and Ukrane

The Russo-Ukrainian_War could get a lot worse before things are resolved.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60506682

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War#2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/22/russia-ukraine-live-kyiv-rules-out-land-concession-to-moscow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War#Russian_relations_with_NATO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_and_intergovernmental_reactions_to_the_2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine#Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/23/russia-ukraine-war-what-we-know-on-day-89-of-the-invasion

Putin proposes new rules for using nuclear weapons

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yjej0rvw0o He keeps putting out the occasional warning.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/26/putin-lowers-bar-for-nuclear-strike-amid-ukraine-attacks-why-it-matters

https://news.sky.com/story/putin-proposes-new-rules-on-when-russia-could-use-nuclear-weapons-13222187

https://www.icanw.org/will_putin_use_nuclear_weapons

https://carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia/politika/2024/06/russia-nuclear-war-threats?lang=en

Something is jamming GPS over Europe

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz23G_UXCGA 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/world/europe/russia-satellites-gps-interference-europe.html 

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1txjhx1/something_is_jamming_gps_over_europe_heres_what/ 

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48409664

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/russia-say-europe-should-show-some-proof-claims-about-jamming-gps-signals-2026-05-28/

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-28/russia-say-europe-should-show-some-proof-of-claims-about-jamming-gps-signals 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/science/gps-jamming-ships-planes-iran-war

Russia and Ukraine

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/ukraine-war-briefing-us-embassy-in-kyiv-issues-warning-of-potentially-significant-air-attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/9/after-minerals-deal-trump-approves-arms-to-ukraine-plays-down-peace-plan

https://www.bbc.com/news/war-in-ukraine

https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/ukraine-russia-crisis/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War#Russia-NATO_relations

US Pressures Russia to Embrace UN Push Against Nukes in Space

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-04/us-pressures-russia-to-embrace-un-push-against-nukes-in-space

This "peace" initiative remains to be seen.

https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/world/us-pressures-russia-to-embrace-un-push-against-nukes-in-space/article_cac2f5e4-0e91-59ca-be3e-72dd106233d8.html

Unfortunately, there will always be those that want to have an offworld or spacewar. 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/19/us-japan-nuclear-weapons-ban-space-un-war

Ban nukes in space, but not on earth, because there is still so much money made from war.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/03/90aa18156f45-us-japan-draft-un-resolution-on-nuclear-weapons-ban-in-space.html

What good is money and wealth in general, if 99% of the world is dead? Perhaps that's the objective for those who are crazy enough to want a dead world. 

Ukraine and Russia both report fake emergency alerts after cyberattacks target apps as limited ceasefire ends

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ukraine-and-russia-both-report-fake-emergency-alerts-after-cyberattacks-target-apps-as-limited-ceasefire-ends

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/11/02/ukrainian-russian-emergency-alert-apps-send-false-warnings-after-hacks/ 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-app-hack-cyberattack-fake-nuclear-chemical-alerts/ 

Fake nuclear warning from hacked app sparks unease but not panic in Ukraine https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwx28mngxz8do

A Russian security failure?

 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-security-failure-kremlin-says-no-country-is-immune-terrorism-2024-03-25/

Since Russia is in a state of war, one would think that they would be better prepared to handle internal violent situations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service#Counterterrorist_operations

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/24/did-ukraine-war-russian-security-services-neglect-islamist-threat-moscow

Of course if some group is very determined, they will keep looking for an advantage.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/24/russian-opposition-blasts-putins-broken-security-promises-after-moscow-attack-a84605

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/25/fear-stalks-russia-after-moscow-massacre-as-putins-allies-play-blame-game

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service#Creation_of_the_FSB

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Security_Service#Role_in_Ukraine

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=the+Moscow+concert+hall+attack