rose from 60 percent a year ago to 71 percent now. Perhaps unsurprisingly, then, the percentage of survey respondents who said they were extremely or somewhat concerned about a nuclear attack by Russia on the U.S. In April, Congress’ nuclear adviser went so far as to wonder whether Russia could be looking to spark World War 3 with its actions. ![]() and Western observers have warned could be a pretext for Russia using its own nuclear weapons. And ever since, he has left open the possibility of using nuclear weapons on the battlefield, while Russian officials have tried to muddy the waters by claiming Ukraine may use a radioactive “dirty bomb”-a move some U.S. Starting in February, he put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely responsible for the new waves of concern about the issue, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has engaged in nuclear saber-rattling for months now. That increase was largely driven by more people saying they were extremely concerned about it, up from 26 percent a year ago to 33 percent now. That marks the highest percentage recorded since the survey began in 2018, and is eight points higher than last year alone-the largest year-over-year increase of any concern asked about. ![]() adults surveyed in mid-November, 69 percent said they were extremely or somewhat concerned about the possibility of a nuclear war in the next five years.
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