False-flag nuclear attack on Ukraine

There is wide speculation that NATO could detonate a nuclear bomb in Ukraine and blame the attack on Russia. Such an attack happening looks more realistic after the US attack on the Nord Stream pipelines and the bombing of the Kerch Bridge.

Speculation

 * Russia can be accused of nuclear aggression! - Nikita Mendkovich (Никита Мендкович] on Facebook, October 4, 2022 (mirrior, 2)
 * Could the US Use Nukes in Ukraine? - Mark Sleboda, October 5, 2022
 * Claim of Ukraine preparing provocation using dirty bomb - Anna News, October 6, 2022
 * Ukrainians are preparing a nuclear explosion - video in French, unknown speaker, via Facebook

Western accusations of planned Russian use of nuclear weapons

 * Nuclear attack in Ukraine should spark ‘devastating’ Nato response, says Poland - The Guardian, September 28, 2022
 * Opinion: The most likely nuclear scenario - CNN, September 28, 2022
 * Nuclear Experts On Chances Of Russia Using Atomic Weapons In Ukraine - Tyler Rogoway, The Drive, September 30, 2022
 * seems unthinkable that we may be facing a nuclear apocalypse' - Sky News, October 1, 2022
 * ''There's now a tangible fear among citizens in Ukraine that Russia may target the country with a nuclear strike, according to Kyiv resident...
 * Ukraine troops say they take key town, Putin ally mulls possible nuclear response - Reuters, October 1, 2022
 * U.S. grapples with risk of nuclear war over Ukraine - Dave Lawler, Axios World, October 1, 2022
 * Why Putin would be a fool to go nuclear in Ukraine - Lewis Page, The Telegraph, October 2, 2022 (archive)
 * ''It would be a personally risky option for the Russian dictator
 * Opinion | I’ve Studied 13 Days of the Cuban Missile Crisis. This Is What I See When I Look at Putin. - Michael Dobbs, The New York Times, October 5, 2022 (archive)
 * ''On the threat of nuclear war, he is escalating at every critical point.


 * Are Putin’s nuclear threats really likely to lead to Armageddon? - The Guardian, October 6, 2022 (archive)
 * Russians being prepared for use of nuclear weapons, says Ukraine President Zelensky - BBC News, October 7, 2022 (video)
 * Ex-CIA director says using nuclear weapons in Ukraine would lead to catastrophe - CNN, October 8, 2022 (video)

Analysis

 * Biden's Fearmongers About A Russian Nuclear Threat That No One Has Made - Moon of Alabama, October 7, 2022
 * Opinion makers on the Ukraine crisis and the reality of the hybrid war against Russia - Paul Lookman, October 7, 2022 (in Dutch)