VLADIMIR PUTIN'S threat to deploy nuclear weapons against Ukraine and the West has been swiftly debunked by an expert, who suggested that Moscow and St Petersburg would be "wiped out within 90 seconds" if he launched nukes. This comes as Putin repeatedly uses the threat of nuclear war to warn the West and NATO against intervening in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. M r Wright pointed to Russia's arsenal which includes over 2,000 nuclear warheads, adding the surprise success of the Ukraine military has "inflamed" the Russian leader. Mr Fox responded: "Nuclear blackmail is a very, very difficult game and I...