Russian politician calls for nuclear strike against US

Russian parliament member Andrey Gurulyov threatens nuclear strike against the United States during a broadcast on the Kremlin-controlled Russia-1 network.

Former military commander and ultra-nationalist claims that a nuclear strike is the only way to ensure lasting peace.
Gurulyov’s comments come amid Putin’s mobilization of armed nuclear forces in the Baltic Sea, according to Norwegian intelligence reports.

Andrey Gurulyov, a State Duma member and former military commander, recently escalated his threat of nuking Western nations during a broadcast on the Kremlin-controlled Russia-1 network. In a panel moderated by host Vladimir Solovyov, Gurulyov warned the United States that they “won’t come to their senses” until they “get hit with a nuke on their skull.”

Gurulyov, known for his ultra-nationalist views, claimed that a nuclear strike was the only path forward to ensure lasting peace. He argued that Russia was, is, and will be a great nation capable of bringing peace, and that Russia should plan beyond the horizon and harshly move towards its goals.

However, Gurulyov’s comments are part of a track record of reckless hyperbole. In September, he appeared on Russia-1 and claimed that Putin’s armed forces could turn the United Kingdom into a “Martian desert” with nuclear strikes. He also dismissed NATO’s Article 5 agreement and argued that a nuclear strike on Germany or the UK was not out of the question.

These provocative remarks from Gurulyov come amid Putin’s mobilization of armed nuclear-armed forces in the Baltic Sea, according to Norwegian reports. The naval mobilization follows the sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines, which were disabled by crippling explosions in the Baltic Sea. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh has accused President Joe Biden of having ordered the operation.

Overall, Gurulyov’s comments about attacking the United States with nuclear weapons are not to be taken seriously and should be seen as part of the typical rhetoric being spouted by a Russian politician given airtime on networks that are tightly controlled by the Kremlin.