WORLD WAR 3? Vladimir Putin builds nuclear bunkers as chance of all-out war soars

WORLD WAR 3? Vladimir Putin builds nuclear bunkers as chance of all-out war soars

VLADIMIR Putin could be preparing for all-out nuclear war with the West after investing heavily in top-secret nuclear bunkers, security experts have warned.

By Charlie Bayliss

PUBLISHED: 00:04, Mon, Sep 5, 2016 | UPDATED: 00:47, Mon, Sep 5, 2016

Vladimir PutinGETTY

There are fears Putin could be preparing for nuclear war

The new facilities, built in strategic locations around Moscow, have raised concerns that the Russian leader could be prepping for a devastating radioactive battle with the West.

Putin has allegedly also ordered a 400-square mile facility to be carved into a secluded region of the Ural mountains, from which he could direct the conflict.
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New satellite images have emerged of the new centres near Mount Yamantau.

It comes as the former Soviet nation is in the midst of building the world's most powerful nuclear weapon – given the terrifying name Satan-2.

It is thought the lethal weapon has the capability to destroy an areas the size of France.

New satiellite images have shown a nuclear facility in the remote Ural mountainsGOOGLE
New satiellite images have shown a nuclear facility in the remote Ural mountains

Now experts warn nuclear war could be imminent.

Dr Loren Thompson, a top defence expert from the US think-tank Lexington Institute, told The National Interest: "The possibility of nuclear war between America and Russia not only still exists, but is probably growing.

"And the place where it is most likely to begin is in a future military confrontation over three small Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
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"History may one day record that the greatest strategic blunder in history was the failure of U.S. leaders to take the possibility of nuclear war between America and Russia seriously once the Cold War ended.'"

The Kremlin already possesses the world's biggest nuclear arsenal, with around 7,300 warheads.

Some of the deadly weapons have been placed just 50 miles off the coast of US territory in Alaska.

Relations between the West and Russia have soured in recent months after Russia annexed Crimea.

The former Soviet nation is in the midst of building the world's most powerful nukeGETTY
The former Soviet nation is in the midst of building the world's most powerful nuke

Putin has also been enraged by large-scale Nato military drills being conducted on its Baltic borders.

Also, Russia's support for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad directly conflicts with the West's policy of trying to topple the genocidal dictator.

The sabre-rattling Russian strongman has frequently sanctioned his nation's fighter jets entering British airspace in recent months.

The Doomsday Clock, a scientific gage which measures the likelihood of war, puts the current time of war at 23.57 – the time of all-out war is 00.00.

The current position of the Doomsday Clock is the closest it has been since 1984.