Poll: Majority of Americans Fear Nuclear Weapons Use After Russia’s Ukraine Invasion

By Julia Conley, CommonDreams, 3/28/22

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has left Americans on edge, according to a recent poll which found a majority of people in the U.S. are worried that the war has made the impending use of nuclear weapons more likely.

Nearly three-quarters of respondents told the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that the invasion has increased the likelihood that nuclear weapons will be used anywhere in the world.

Eighty-five percent of people surveyed said they were concerned that the U.S. could be drawn into the conflict, including 47% of people who said they were “extremely or very concerned” about this scenario, which would amount to a conflict between the two countries with the world’s largest nuclear stockpiles…

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One thought on “Poll: Majority of Americans Fear Nuclear Weapons Use After Russia’s Ukraine Invasion”

  1. Well, if people are regaining their fear of nuclear weapons, that’s one good thing to come out of this war. They never should have lost that fear in the first place.

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