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Ukraine is an aspiring member of NATO which includes the likes of the UK, USA and more.

An invasion of the country by Russia could flare tensions between the nation and the west.

However of course despite this the chances of WW3 remain extremely slim although the Doomsday Clock, which tracks the possibility of the end of the World, is at two minutes to midnight, the closest approach to midnight, matching that of 1953.

The News previously revealed a hit list of Russian targets in the UK in the event of a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union during Cold War.

Cold War predictions drawn up in secret by the British government reveal the extent of a Russian nuclear strike on the UK.

Portsmouth's Naval Base was on the list of target.

At the height of nuclear tensions in the 1970s and 80s, at least 38 towns and cities were feared to be at risk from a strike from the Soviet Union and Portsmouth was one of the key targets.

Dozens of army, navy and air force bases were also earmarked for destruction, with Portsmouth Naval Base topping the list of strategic targets.

The city is home to a majority of the Royal Navys fleet, as well as the Senior Services HQ where much of its top brass are located.

Bases in nearby Gosport and Fareham also house thousands sailors.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously made no secret of the fact he is willing to use nukes and relations between the UK and Russia have reached new lows over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal as fears of a new Cold War grow.

UK defence officials drew up a list of 106 locations they believed were a target for Russia marking them as probable nuclear targets.

Alongside these major population centres were 23 RAF bases, 14 USAF bases, 10 radar stations, eight military command centres, and 13 Royal Navy bases.

It is not known if the list of probable targets has changed since the Cold War.

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World War 3: Could Russia attack these former Cold War hit list targets including Portsmouth in event of WW3? - Portsmouth News

ALL aircraft in Southern California were ordered to remained grounded on Monday reportedly due to another North Korean missile test - the second in a week - as protests erupted in Japan over the launch.

Flights at Sacramento International Airport and San Francisco International Airport were briefly ground, as confirmed by the airports.

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The planes were halted for about five minutes. An on-duty manager at SFO said it was a nationwide issue.

North Korea appeared to test fire their second ballistic missile in less than a week. South Korea and Japan condemned the launch.

South Koreas Joint Chiefs of Staff said the suspected missile launch was detected around 7:27am GMT from an inland area of North Korea.

An emergency meeting was held by South Koreas National Security Council, where strong regret was expressed about the missile test.

Members of the NSC urged North Korea to swiftly respond to the international communitys expectations for peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, and agree to resume dialogue and cooperation, said the Blue House in a statement.

North Korea claimed to have tested a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, underscoring supreme leader Kim Jong-uns vow on New Years to strengthen the military after talks with South Korea and the US had stalled.

If the projectile followed the trajectory of a normal ballistic missile, it would have flown less than 435k miles [700km], said Japans defense ministry.

This is similar to the recent tests of short-range ballistic missiles by the elusive country.

The South Korean military is cooperating with its allies in the US and closely monitoring the situation with their neighbors up north in preparation for future launches.

North Korea is attempting to use repeated tests to normalize its missile capabilities, said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Seouls Ewha University.

Easley said the country is trying to portray itself as being engaged in improvements for self-defense.

At the same time, Pyongyang is challenging international sanctions, testing what it can get away with while the United Nations Security Council remains divided, he said.

After last weeks missile launch, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called the incident regrettable while speaking to reporters.

The most recent launch came just a day after the United Nations issued a joint statement condemning the previous test.

These actions increase the risk of miscalculation and escalation and pose a significant threat to regional stability, said US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield in a statement on Monday.

Such tests only improve the Norths capabilities, but expands what it can offer illicit arms clients and dealers around the world, she added.

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A new trailer for Warno the spiritual successor to Wargame has been released, showcasing a strategy game that imagines a Cold War escalating into full-blown World War 3.

Warno is a Cold War-era real-time strategy (RTS) game that examines a fictional scenario where war between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces broke out.

The strategy game describes itself as a World War 3 battle simulator and will launch in Early Access for Steam on January 20, 2022. As the Early Access launch is just over a month away, developer Eugen Systems has detailed what fans can expect.

Players will be able to take control of hundreds of units to win battles. These units range from conscripts to Spetsnaz, main battle tanks, attack helicopters, and stealth strike aircraft. Like any well-balanced real-time strategy, these units will all have unique strengths and weaknesses that players must account for when utilising them in battle.

Warno will launch with multiplayer, and fans can choose to fight against either other players or AI enemies. Theres also a co-op mode available for those whod rather fight alongside others in multiplayer, including a 10v10 game mode. Its also been confirmed that multiplayer will include a ranked mode for any players that are feeling more competitive.

Leaning into its alternate-history route, Warno will also feature a massive turn-based Army General strategy campaigns depicting some of the hardest-fought what if scenarios of a Cold War turned hot in a vicious fight across Western Europe.

When Warno launches in Early Access, players will be able to play as two nations the United States and the Soviet Union and play skirmish battles, however, there are plans for it to be updated with new content ranging from units to extra scenarios, campaigns and mechanics.

In other news, sci-fi horror game Hidden Deep has confirmed a release date for its Early Access launch.

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Strategy game Warno transforms the Cold War into WW3 with new trailer - NME.com

Fears of World War Three have escalated as Vladimir Putin has warned of a potential military response in reply to an ever aggressive NATO.

During a speech to top commanders on Tuesday afternoon, the Russian President said he will consider a military response if his country feels threatened by NATO.

He argued that the West is to blame for the rising tensions and demanded security guarantees from NATO, the Guardian reports.

This came following a build-up of tanks and artillery for what could constitute an invasion force against Ukraine within weeks.

What the United States is doing in Ukraine is at our doorstep, he said of Washingtons support for Kiev.

And they should understand that we have nowhere further to retreat to. Under protection, they are arming and urging on extremists from a neighbouring country at Russia. Against Crimea, for instance. Do they think well just watch idly?

Putin did not specifically refer to the possibility of an offensive operation in Ukraine and Russian diplomats have previously suggested a response could employ other measures, such as moving intermediate-range missiles within striking distance of European targets.

By massing troops at Ukraines borders, however, Russia has made it clear that an attack is on the table.

He said: If our western counterparts continue a clearly aggressive line, we will undertake proportionate military-technical countermeasures and will respond firmly to unfriendly steps. Id like to stress that we are fully entitled to do that.

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Parts of his speech on Tuesday seemed to try and give Russia a justification to launch a new military campaign in Ukraine.

Russias defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said an unnamed private US military company had acquired chemical weapons and was planning to launch a provocation in the east Ukrainian cities of Avdeevka and Krasny Liman.

Putin repeated demands that the West make legal guarantees to ensure Russias security but said he would have difficulty trusting the US to abide by a treaty as it has withdrawn from treaties before, such as missile defence treaties and the Treaty on Open Skies.

He told commanders: We need long-term legally binding guarantees. You and I know well that even they, legal guarantees, cannot be trusted because the United States easily withdraws from all international agreements it loses interest in for one reason or another giving no explanations whatsoever.

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WW3 fears as Putin warns of possible military response over aggressive NATO - Daily Star

A new trailer for Warno the spiritual successor to Wargame has been released, showcasing a strategy game that imagines a Cold War escalating into full-blown World War 3.

Warno is a Cold War-era real-time strategy (RTS) game that examines a fictional scenario where war between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces broke out.

The strategy game describes itself as a World War 3 battle simulator and will launch in Early Access for Steam on January 20, 2022. As the Early Access launch is just over a month away, developer Eugen Systems has detailed what fans can expect.

Players will be able to take control of hundreds of units to win battles. These units range from conscripts to Spetsnaz, main battle tanks, attack helicopters, and stealth strike aircraft. Like any well-balanced real-time strategy, these units will all have unique strengths and weaknesses that players must account for when utilising them in battle.

Warno will launch with multiplayer, and fans can choose to fight against either other players or AI enemies. Theres also a co-op mode available for those whod rather fight alongside others in multiplayer, including a 10v10 game mode. Its also been confirmed that multiplayer will include a ranked mode for any players that are feeling more competitive.

Leaning into its alternate-history route, Warno will also feature a massive turn-based Army General strategy campaigns depicting some of the hardest-fought what if scenarios of a Cold War turned hot in a vicious fight across Western Europe.

When Warno launches in Early Access, players will be able to play as two nations the United States and the Soviet Union and play skirmish battles, however, there are plans for it to be updated with new content ranging from units to extra scenarios, campaigns and mechanics.

In other news, sci-fi horror game Hidden Deep has confirmed a release date for its Early Access launch.

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Strategy game Warno transforms the Cold War into WW3 with new trailer - NME

A FULL-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine will spark World War 3, Kiev fears as Moscow test fires its hypersonic nuke missile.

Tensions in Eastern Europe are at boiling point with Vladimir Putin amassing around 100,000 troops close to the Ukrainian border.

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Yuliia Laputina, Ukraine's minister for veterans affairs, said Russian aggression would spread across the region if her country was invaded.

She told Sky News: "If Russia will invade you know, you should also take care about the Balkans.

"What Russians are doing now in Serbia - they try to provoke a situation in the Balkans.

"But we also take into account [the beginning of] World War Three."

On the subject of WW3, she added: "Yeah. Because geopolitically, it looks like this is a possible scenario. So we should pay attention to the Ukrainian issue because of the security of the continent.

"This - the spreading of war in case of Russian invasion to Ukraine - will be much wider than Ukraine."

The minister, who previously served in Ukraine's equivalent of MI5, said her country's 400,000-strong veterans - aged from 20 to 60-years-old - would be willing to fight in a war against Russia if needed.

This comes as Russia staged a new test of its 6,670 mph hypersonic Zircon missile.

The lethal weapon was seen on video fired under a cloak of darkness from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea hitting a coastal target at the Chizha training ground.

The unstoppable Zircon is due to be deployed imminently, first with the Russian Northern Fleet which conducts operations in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, reports say.

Russia had issued NOTAM-warnings (Notice to Airmen) relating to rocket tests in both the White and Barents seas.

Moscow boasts the Mach-9 capable missile can evade all current Western defences.

The Barents Observer highlighted that satellite images show a suspected new storage and maintenance facility for the Zircon at Okolnaya Bay, in the Arctic Murmansk region.

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"The trials of the Zircon shipborne missile system are successfully coming to an end, said chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov .

These trials proved the possibility of launching this hypersonic missile from both a surface ship and a nuclear-powered submarine from the submerged position.

Russian President Putin has ordered the Zircon missile to be deployed next year by the Russian Navy boasting that it istruly unparalleled in the world.

Most recently, therewas a successful testof the hypersonic weapon from a frigate in the White Sea on November 18.

A month earliertheZirconwas fired from a submarine for the first time.

The Kremlin has started full-scale production of the missile at a top-secret plant near Moscow, it has been reported.

In Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine, Russia was conducting tactical exercises with live firing , according to Interfax.

Some of the drills are just 22 miles from the border of the rebel-held Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine.

The West has expressed deep concern over the number of Russian forces in Voronezh region.

Separately, in Orenburg region dozens of rocket systems staged a raid in the steppe targeting a simulated enemy.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has insisted that her country has no aggressive intentions.

We have repeatedly said that on our sovereign territory we have every right to move military units at our own discretion, she said.

But she claimed that NATO is doing everything to destabilise the situation on the continent and undermine the foundations of European security."

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The Zircon hypersonic missile

Russia's Zircon missile - which can be fitted with a nuclear warhead - is designed to cruise at more than five times the speed of sound.

It has a range of up to 620miles and can be fired from ships and from submarines.

The state-of-the-art weapon is too fast for current US anti-missile systems.

In November, the rocket was test fired from a ship in the White Sea.

It successfully destroyed its target located 400km away.

In October, Moscow launched the terrifying missile from a submarine.

The weapon travelled at speeds of over Mach 8 - eight times the speed of sound.

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Russian invasion of Ukraine will spark World War 3, Kiev fears as Putin fires hypersonic nuke just 22... - The Sun

RUSSIA says its 16,000mph hypersonic Satan-2 missile which can fit 12 nuclear warheads and could destroy the UK will go into service within a year.

The Kremlin will also significantly increase the number of test launches of its nuke-tipped rockets in 2022, amid fears its tensions with neighbour Ukraine could spark World War 3.

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And the head of Moscows strategic missile forces Col-Gen Sergey Karakayev vowed to replace the Mach-27 capable Avangard hypersonic gliding unit by the time the West finds an antidote to it.

This comes as images purport to show heavy weaponry suspected to be en route to a military field camp near the village of Klintsy in Bryansk region, some 28 miles from the Ukrainian border.

Vladimir Putin has amassed more than 100,000 troops near the border in a terrifying escalation of hostilities in recent months.

Meanwhile, Russia today marks its annual Day of Strategic Rocket Forces.

Speaking of the Satan-2 weapon, also known as Sarmat, Col-Gen Karakayev said: "Starting from 2022, it is planned to begin gradual removal of the heavy-class silo-based Voyevoda missile system and replace it with Sarmat."

The 15,880mph weapon can deliver between 10 and 15 warheads that weigh up to 10-tonnes to any point in the world flying over both the North and South Poles, say the Kremlin.

It has the capability to use trajectories and unpredictable routes which substantially impede their destruction even by advanced missile defence systems.

Karakayev also vowed to keep developing hypersonic weapons - which move too fast for current missile defence systems - to stay ahead of the West.

He said: "We must understand this and do it and go further with hypersonic weapons.

By the time they find an antidote, we must have found another solution to this.

And today we are working on it. There are developments, there is work in progress.

I think that this task is within our reach.

Moscow also made clear that in the coming year it would launch more than ten intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) - rockets which can fly across the globe.

This compares with a total of 25 such launches in the past five years, indicating a significant increase.

Western leaders have warned Russia against the strategic mistake of invading Ukraine, threatening unprecedented sanctions against Moscow.

New military movements highlighted by Zaspisky Okhotnika Telegram channel were interpreted as boosting forces with heavy weapons at military field camps near the village off Klintsy.

Tanks are seen being moved by train. Russia has strongly insisted that it is entitled to move military forces on its own territory, and denied it intends to invade Ukraine.

The West has expressed deep concern over the number of Russian forces in Voronezh region.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has insisted that her country has no aggressive intentions.

We have repeatedly said that on our sovereign territory we have every right to move military units at our own discretion, she said.

But she claimed that NATO is doing everything to destabilise the situation on the continent and undermine the foundations of European security."

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Putins 16,000mph Satan-2 nuke with 12 warheads that could destroy UK to be ready in a year in WW3 fears... - The US Sun

China made its intentions clear when the country's state media said that their troops will "fire on" any US soldiers sent to "defend Taiwan at all costs," as the communist country flies planes around the island's airspace.

On Friday, China sent six J-16 fighters, two J-10 fighters, two H-6 bombers, one Y-8 spy plane, one Y-8 anti-submarine plane, and one KJ-500 spy plane to menace Taiwan's airspace, sparking fears of an invasion.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan vowed that Washington will 'never allow' a Chinese invasion to take place, inciting the ire of The Global Times newspaper, a mouthpiece for China's Communist rulers.

"Nobody believes the US has the true will to defend Taiwan at all costs," the Global Times wrote, adding that: "The US is far away from 'defending Taiwan' at the cost of a deadly war."

"The US mainly provides military support to Taiwan by selling weapons," the piece went on. "Those weapons are generally destined to be destroyed by the People's Liberation Army as soon as the reunification by force takes place.

"It is credible that the PLA will heavily attack US troops who come to Taiwan's rescue. Such credibility is increasingly overwhelming the deterrence that US troops have."

Tension between Taiwan and China has reached boiling point amid warnings a full scale invasion could take place by 2025.

On October 10, Taiwan celebrated its National Day, just as it has done on the 10th day of the 10th month every year for the last 110 years to commemorate the Wuchang uprising which brought an end to the final imperial dynasty.

The paper said the US involvement in the "Taiwan issue" will only worsen the situation.

"If the US continues to regard the Taiwan island as a pawn to contain the Chinese mainland and send wrong signals to the [government], then the situation will keep on worsening," it said.

"Resolving the Taiwan question by force will become the inevitable and only choice for the Chinese mainland."

The self-ruled island of Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China (ROC), that exists today formed in 1949 when the government that once ruled the entire nation fled there following the Civil War with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which now rules over the neighbouring mainland, or People's Republic of China (PRC).

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to reunify the island, by force if necessary, in a speech in 2019.

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While Patty Jenkins Has Now Left Cleopatra, Wonder Woman 3 Is Still Not Expected To Go On Floors Before 2023 ( Photo Credit Wikipedia ; WW84 Poster )

There is of course a lot happening around the two most successful women in Hollywood including Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins. The two have given DC one of its most lucrative and successful franchise in Wonder Woman where Gal plays the leading lady Diana Prince. But while the third part in the trilogy is expected soon, it doesnt seem like it is happening anytime soon, reports say at least till 2023. Adding more shock to Jenkins kitty is that she had to drop out of Cleopatra, that also starred her muse Gadot.

If you are unaware, it was revealed this year itself that Gal is all set to play Cleopatra in a period drama that will feature her as the iconic Egyptian queen in a period drama. Amid all of that with the release of WW84, DC was quick to announce Wonder Woman 3 and Jenkins was back to work as her other film Star Wars: Rogue Squadron also met a uncertain delay due to creative differences.

But now the news says, Patty Jenkins has been replaced in Cleopatra and that doesnt mean things will move faster on Wonder Woman 3, since Gal Gadot is still super busy. Read on to know everything you should about the same.

Deadlines Justin Kroll took to his verified Twitter handle to share the news that Gadots Cleopatra will now be directed by Falcon And The Winter Soldier fame Kari Skogland and not Patty. He wrote, Falcon And The Winter Soldier director Kari Skogland to helm Paramount Pictures CLEOPATRA starring Gal Gadot as Patty Jenkins moves into producing role.

He went on to also reveal that now that Patty is free she will focus on Wonder Woman 3, but that does not mean that the film will go on floors before 2023 considering Gal Gadots busy schedule. Before moving to the above mentioned two movies, she has Disneys Snow White. One thing regarding Patty, while sources say Jenkins is expected to focus on development of WW3 now that she isnt directing this, shooting is not expected to start till 2023 on WW3 at earliest given Gadots busy shooting schedule in 2022 that includes SNOW WHITE, Kroll wrote.

So the wait is just extended. Stay tuned to Koimoi for more information about the same.

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RUSSIA will attack Ukraine unless Nato gives a cast-iron guarantee it will never let Kiev join the US-led alliance, a senior Putin aide warned.

The threat from a top Kremlin adviser is the starkest so far and stoked fresh fears an invasion could drag Western allies into World War Three.

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It comes after Russia massed 100,000 of troops on the border and Ukraine spy chiefs said they believe a full-scale invasion is planned in the New Year.

And today Ukraine confirmed it fired US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles at Russia-backed rebels during fresh skirmishes in the breakaway Donbas region.

Amid heightened tensions, Putin ally Fyodor Lukyanov warned of a new conflict if Nato expanded further east in an article published last night.

Mr Lukyanov - chairman of the Russian Foreign Affairs Council, which advises the Kremlin - also made it clear that Moscow would be seeking more than verbal reassurances from Nato.

He wrote: This recent round of escalation in Eastern Europe showed that the old principles of security on the continent are no longer working.

Russia will have to change the system and draw new red lines'.

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He made pointed reference to a post-WW2 deal between the Soviet Union and Finland, under which Moscow recognised Finlands independence in return for its neutrality in the Cold War.

Chillingly, Mr Lukyanov added that the gambit that led to the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia - when Moscow invaded after claiming to have been provoked - could well be replicated in Ukraine.

Yesterday Moscow accused the US of secretly staging a mock nuclear attack 12 miles from the border "putting Russian forces on alert".

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu also said American strategic bombers had carried out 30 flights close toRussiathis month in a significant escalation.

Ukrainian intelligence chiefs have warned Russia is planning to invade on ten fronts in January.

Brigadier General Budanov saidthe invasionwould begin with air strikes and shelling following by an attack from the air involving up to 3,500 paratroopers and special forces, reportsThe Military Times.

It would then be followed by a mass assault across the border, amphibious landings in Odessa and Mariupol, and a smaller invasion from neighbouring Belarus.

Russia has always denied any aggressive intentions towards its neighbour - branding the latest reports as "hysteria".

President Putin described the troop build-up as a deterrent against a renewed Ukrainian government offensive.

Several ceasefire breaches have been reported in the eastern areas of the country held by Moscow-backed separatists.

Kiev confirmed for the first time it has deployed the US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in the ongoing conflict.

General Budanov claimed they have also been used against Russian forces, who are suspected of making incursions across the border in support of the rebels.

He said the rockets have a "significant psychological deterrent value making Russians think twice about attacking."

Nato said it is prepared to help its allies.

Brigadier General Simon Doran, of the US Marine Corps, said of a potential Russian invasion: We exist to be ready at all times.

He told The Daily Telegraph: Hopefully, were not only deterring potential adversaries, were also reassuring all of our partners and allies that if called upon, we will be here.

We are absolutely ready to combat any aggression from anybody globally.

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