Cold War documents expose 38 UK towns on Russian nuclear target list
- Posted on February 9, 2026
- By The Daily Star
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Cold War documents expose 38 UK towns on Russian nuclear target list

Declassified Cold War documents from the 1970s have disclosed 38 UK towns and cities were identified as potential targets for a Russian nuclear strike, with 106 sites in total marked as probable targets if World War III had erupted