r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 8h ago

Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/04/europe/russia-laboratory-plague-accident-intl
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u/81659354597538264962 6h ago

It’s the only way they’ll pose a threat in WW3

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u/Zombisexual1 5h ago

They do have nukes. And a lot of people. They definitely aren’t the top threat though

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u/Edwardteech 5h ago

Im not 100 they have nukes that work.

And they don't have enough people to overrun Ukraine let alone anywhere else.

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u/Nigh_Sass 4h ago

I’m convinced the U.S. intelligence forces have shuttered a lot of the Russian nuclear threat in ways we don’t even know about yet

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u/TheTbone2334 2h ago

They have. They have used non nuclear ICBMs twice against Ukraine which can be armed with a nuclear warhead.

Theyr Iskander both type M and Type K (Short to medium range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles) can be armed with a nuclear payload and fly dozens of times each month.

Theyr military doctrine is based around nuclear weapons since decades. You'd need to be an idiot to seriously doubt they have functionial nukes.

They might not have 8000 ready to use, but a couple hundred to fire immediatly are enough to cause serious damage.

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u/Maximum_Turn_2623 4h ago

Oh you don’t think they will be using them in Ukraine?

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u/ThatEndingTho 4h ago

Given the prevailing winds blow east, a nuclear detonation in Ukraine will result in fallout travelling on the wind into Russia.

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u/OrgasmicTrilobite 47m ago

I don’t think they give a fuck

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u/duckbow 4h ago

Even Putin would rather not risk ending humanity.

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u/81659354597538264962 3h ago

Indeed, they will not be.

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u/Cogitating_Polybus 4h ago

Not if they don’t work.

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u/duckbow 4h ago

The hard part is enriching uranium and/or plutonium, which they absolutely have

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u/Edwardteech 3h ago

They also have to maintain them. Which costs a not so small fortune. If they don't they don't go nuclear. 

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u/Top_Bug7822 16m ago

"A lot of people"

A lot of carriers you mean.