Days after President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin wouldn’t back away from a second “Cuban Missile”-style crisis, Russian state TV listed US facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike — including the Pentagon and the presidential retreat at Camp David, according to the New York Post. With tensions mounting over Russian fears that the US might deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe, Putin has said Russia would be forced to respond by placing hypersonic nuclear missiles on submarines near American waters. Washington says it has no immediate plans to deploy such missiles in Europe and has dismissed Putin’s warnings as mere propaganda — but President Trump’s decision to leave the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty over an alleged Russian violation has freed it to start developing and deploying such missiles. The Russian strongman has said Moscow does not want a new arms race, but has also ratcheted up his military rhetoric, which some analysts have viewed as a tactic to try to re-engage the US in talks about the strategic balance between the two powers. On a Sunday evening broadcast, TV show Vesti Nedeli presenter Dmitry Kiselyov showed a map of the US and identified several targets that he said Moscow would want to hit in the event of a nuclear war. The targets, which Kiselyov described as US presidential or military command centres, also included Fort Ritchie, a military training centre in Maryland closed in 1998; McClellan, a US Air Force base in California closed in 2001; and Jim Creek, a naval communications base in Washington state. Kiselyov said the “Tsirkon” hypersonic missile that Russia is developing could hit the targets in less than five minutes if launched from Russian subs. Hypersonic flight is generally taken to mean travelling through the atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound. “For now, we’re not threatening anyone, but if such a deployment takes place, our response will be instant,” he said. Kiselyov once said Moscow could turn the US into radioactive ash. Asked to comment on Kiselyov’s report, the Kremlin said Monday it did not interfere in the editorial policy of state TV. UN HEAD URGES US, RUSSIA TO SAVE NUKE PACT UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the US and Russia to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and to extend the New START Treaty before it expires in 2021. To lose the INF would make the world a more insecure and unstable place, he told the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations in Geneva on Monday. Washington announced on February 1 that it will withdraw from the treaty in six months unless Moscow ends its alleged violations. “We simply cannot afford to return to the unrestrained nuclear competition of the darkest days of the Cold War. I call on the parties to the INF Treaty to use the time remaining to engage in sincere dialogue on the various issues that have been raised. It is very important that this treaty is preserved.” He said New START was the only international legal instrument limiting the size of the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals, and its inspection provisions benefited the entire world, noting that global stockpiles of nuclear weapons were one-sixth of what they had been in 1985. “I urge Russia and the United States to use the time provided by an extension to the treaty to consider further reductions in their strategic nuclear arsenals. I dream of the day when these bilateral arrangements become multilateral.” — With the New York Post.<doc-sep>Russian state TV on Sunday listed potential targets in the U.S. in the event of a nuclear strike and claimed that its new hypersonic missile technology could reach them in less than five minutes. Reuters called the report “unusual even by the sometimes bellicose standards of Russian state TV.” The targets included the Pentagon and Camp David. The report came days after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the U.S. against deploying intermediate-range missiles in Europe. Putin reaffirmed that Russia will not be the first to deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Europe, but warned that it will retaliate if the U.S. puts such missiles on the continent. He said it will not only target the host countries but field new weapons that will target U.S. decision-making centers. The U.S. insisted that it has no plans to deploy missiles in Europe. GET THE FOX NEWS APP A Putin spokesman said he did not name any “geographic site Russian missiles” might be aimed at. The spokesman said the government does not interfere with news programs. The Guardian reported that other U.S. sites included Maryland’s Fort Ritchie, McClellan air force base in California and Jim Creek naval communications base in Washington state.<doc-sep>Russia: Nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile successfully tested top stories direct to your inbox SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign up to receive our rundown of the day'sdirect to your inbox When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The list was broadcast in a report which Western analysts said was unusual even by the bellicose standards of Russian state TV. The startling report went out just days after President Vladimir Putin warned Moscow was militarily ready for a "Cuban Missile"-style crisis if the United States wanted one. For now, we're not threatening anyone, but if such a deployment takes place, our response will be instant Dmitry Kiselyov With tensions rising over Kremlin fears of a US deployment of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe, Mr Putin has said Russia would be forced to respond by placing hypersonic nuclear missiles on submarines near US waters. Washington insists it has no immediate plans to deploy such missiles in Europe and has dismissed Mr Putin's warnings as disingenuous propaganda. It does not have any ground-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles that it could place in Europe. But Mr Trump’s decision to rip up the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty over alleged Russian violations means it is now free develop and deploy such weapons. Russia has drawn up a nuclear hit-list of US targets Donald Trump's Camp David presidential retreat is on Russia's nuclear hit-list Mr Putin denies Russia is seeking a new arms race but at the same time has ramped up his military rhetoric by unveiling of a terrifying arsenal of futuristic weapons including nuclear-capable underwater drones and a deadly collection of missiles. Some analysts have seen his approach as a tactic to try to re-engage the United States in talks about the strategic balance between the two superpowers. In the broadcast, Dmitry Kiselyov, presenter of Russia's main weekly TV news programme, showed a map of the USA and identified several targets Moscow would want to target in the event of a nuclear war. The targets, which Mr Kiselyov described as US presidential or military command centres, also included Fort Ritchie, a military training centre in Maryland closed in 1998, McClellan, a US Air Force base in California closed in 2001, and Jim Creek, a naval communications base in Washington state. Vladimir Putin has unveiled a chilling array of deadly missiles<doc-sep>Days after Vladimir Putin warned Russia would target the US with new hypersonic missiles if the Trump administration deployed nuclear weapons in Europe, Russian state television has listed potential targets in America. The Sunday evening broadcast claimed the missiles could hit the Pentagon and the Camp David presidential retreat in “less than five minutes”. The news report, belligerent even by Russian state TV standards, comes amid rising tensions between the two countries over Donald Trump’s plans to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Mr Trump has accused Russia of breaking the terms of the deal, and Russia has also accused the US of being in “direct violation” of the deal. Earlier this month, Mr Putin gave his approval to plans which include the building of hypersonic land-based missiles as well as a ground-based version of the Kalibr (also known as Caliber) sea-launched cruise missile. Vladimir Putin's Photo ops – Russia's Man of Steel? Show all 20 1 /20 Vladimir Putin's Photo ops – Russia's Man of Steel? Vladimir Putin's Photo ops – Russia's Man of Steel? Vladimir Putin is pictured with a horse during his vacation outside the town of Kyzyl in Southern Siberia on August 3, 2009. Getty Vladimir Putin's Photo ops – Russia's Man of Steel? Vladimir Putin aims at a whale with an arbalest to take a piece of its skin for analysis on the Olga Bay, some 240 kilometres north-east of Nakhodka on August 25, 2010. Getty Vladimir Putin's Photo ops – Russia's Man of Steel? 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Russian state television has broadcast a map of the US showing military facilities Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, in a report that was unusual even by its own bellicose standards. The targets included the Pentagon and the presidential retreat in Camp David, Maryland. A hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes, it said. Last week, Vladimir Putin said Moscow was militarily ready for a “Cuban missile-style” crisis if the US wanted one. With tensions rising over Russian fears that the US might deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe as a cold war-era arms-control treaty unravels, Putin has said Russia would be forced to respond by placing hypersonic nuclear missiles on submarines near US waters. The US said it had no immediate plans to deploy such missiles in Europe and dismissed Putin’s warnings as disingenuous propaganda. It does not currently have ground-based intermediate-range nuclear missiles that it could place in Europe. However, its decision to quit the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty over an alleged Russian violation, which Moscow denies, has freed it to start developing and deploying such missiles. Putin has said Russia does not want a new arms race, but he has dialled up his military rhetoric. Some analysts have seen his approach as a tactic to try to re-engage the US in talks about the strategic balance between the two powers, which Moscow has long pushed for, with mixed results. In the Sunday evening broadcast, Dmitry Kiselyov, the presenter of Russia’s main weekly TV news programme, Vesti Nedeli, showed a map of the US and identified several targets he said Moscow would want to hit in the event of a nuclear war. Vladimir Putin has said Russia would put hypersonic missiles on submarines near US waters. Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP The targets, which Kiselyov described as US presidential or military command centres, also included Fort Ritchie, a military training centre in Maryland closed in 1998, McClellan air force base in California, which closed in 2001, and Jim Creek, a naval communications base in Washington state. Kiselyov, who is close to the Kremlin, said the Tsirkon hypersonic missile that Russia was developing could reach their targets in less than five minutes if launched from Russian submarines. Hypersonic flight is generally taken to mean travelling through the atmosphere at more than five times the speed of sound. “For now, we’re not threatening anyone, but if such a deployment takes place, our response will be instant,” he said. Kiselyov is one of the main conduits of state television’s strongly anti-American tone, once saying Moscow could turn the US into radioactive ash. Asked to comment on Kiselyov’s report, the Kremlin said on Monday it did not interfere in state TV’s editorial policy.