• Rogue Russia: Nuclear poker

  • Jan 21 2025
  • Length: 39 mins
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Rogue Russia: Nuclear poker

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  • In October 2022 the course of the Russia's war in Ukraine shifted. Intelligence from the USA and UK indicated that Russia could turn to a nuclear bomb to get on top of the war. This is the story of those six days in October, and just how close Putin really came to pressing the nuclear button.


    Reporter: Giles Whittell

    Producer: Ada Barume

    Additional reporting: Nina Kuryata

    Sound design: Dominic Delargy

    Artwork: Lola Williams

    Editor: Jasper Corbett

    Slow Newscast Executive Producer: Matt Russell


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