A map highlighting possible nuclear targets in the United States has reappeared online as strains persist between several of the world’s major powers.
In recent weeks, concerns about international flashpoints have been amplified by comments from a senior Russian figure, who suggested the current geopolitical direction could carry severe consequences—particularly if President Donald Trump were to succeed in acquiring Greenland.
Dmitry Rogozin—a former deputy prime minister, ex-head of Russia’s space agency, and a former Kremlin representative to NATO in Brussels—now serves as a Russian senator.
He has argued that Trump’s interest in Greenland ties into a broader strategy connected to a proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence concept, describing it as a system “in which space, AI, and a layered architecture merge into a single system”.
Rogozin further explained: “Orbital sensors, ground interceptors, decision-making algorithms — all this requires advantageous geography. Greenland, with its Arctic position, proximity to Russia, and convenience for northern ICBM trajectories, fits perfectly into this architecture.
“… This is the problem: the US, led by an eccentric, may convince themselves that, finally, thanks to the annexation of Greenland and the deployment there of components of the command and control system for strategic offensive weapons, they have achieved nuclear superiority over Russia and China… This will be the beginning of the end of the world.”
With global tensions continuing to simmer, renewed attention has also turned to an unsettling graphic that originally aired on Russian television in 2019.
During a segment on the weekly programme Vesti Nedeli, a map of the US was shown alongside claims about locations that could be singled out in a potential conflict scenario.
The sites referenced included the Pentagon, the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland, Jim Creek (a naval communications facility in Washington state), and the former McClellan Air Force Base in California, which shut down in 2001.
Separately, attention has also been drawn to remarks linked to targeting in the UK. Rogozin—formerly Russia’s deputy prime minister—has been associated with a list naming 23 UK towns and cities described as potential priority targets for long-range strikes if Russia were ever to enter a war with the UK.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously said Russia is prepared for the possibility of a wider conflict in Europe, while also insisting he does not intend to start one.
“We’re not planning to go to war with Europe, I’ve said that a hundred times,” he explained.
“But if Europe suddenly wants to fight us and starts, we’re ready right now. There can be no doubt about that.”
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