Russian State-Owned TV Instructs Citizens To Prepare For Nuclear War With U.S. By Buying Water, Gas Masks

Newscasters for Russian state-owned Vesti 24 are instructing the country’s residents to stock their bunkers with water and basic food supplies because Moscow is preparing for nuclear war with Washington, warning that the potential conflict would be “catastrophic.”

One of the anchors recommended that citizens buy products that can last a long time, including salt, sugar, powdered milk, oatmeal, and rice.

Newsweek added:

The channel’s newscasters also displayed charts explaining how much water people need to store for drinking, washing their face and hands, and preparing food every day—and how that amount changes depending on the temperature of a person’s bomb shelter. The program also recommended that people stock up on gas masks and read guides on how to survive nuclear war.

The program aired just one day after sources told Newsweek that “there is a major war scare” in Moscow, as President Donald Trump prepares to strike Syria in retaliation for the use of chemical weapons against civilians over the weekend. The Trump administration has said it believes Syria’s Russian-backed President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for the attacks, and it plans to ensure that Assad pays the price. Russian military forces have responded by saying that Moscow would meet fire with fire and said that it will shoot down any U.S. missiles.

“If there is a strike by the Americans, then the missiles will be downed and even the sources from which the missiles were fired,” warned Alexander Zasypkin, Russia’s ambassador to Lebanon, during an interview on Tuesday.

The increased tensions between the two superpowers comes after Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to issue a stark warning to Russia, which he accused of partnering with “a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!”

Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and “smart!” You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 11, 2018

However, Trump later walked back the statement, calling for an end to the arms race with Russia.