Russian state TV hosts Vladimir Solovyov and Igor Markov discussed wiping a British city "off the face of the earth", destroying a UK military base and all the country's submarines. The discussion involved advocating the use of atomic weapons against the UK.
Call to destroy UK military base and submarines
Solovyov asked: "Which city do you like the least? Which city should be wiped off the face of the earth?"
Markov, a fugitive Ukrainian former Odesa MP, replied: "I don't think we need to wipe out a city. We need to wipe out a military base - preferably a British one, along with all its submarines."
Britain's nuclear deterrent is entirely based on four Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines.
Markov calls Britain 'main adversary'
Markov added: "The main snake in the grass there [in the West] is the British. We all understand that perfectly well. If they won't listen to reason, then - so to speak - we need to explain it to them in a way that finally gets through."
This involved a nuclear strike. Solovyov then said: "We have two options - Sarmat, [Russia's largest nuclear strike weapon, labelled Satan-2 by NATO], and Poseidon [a high speed underwater atomic drone]."
Markov suggested unleashing Burevestnik on Britain. This is a missile system which is still being tested, just like Sarmat and Poseidon.
Burevestnik nicknamed 'Flying Chernobyl'
Burevestnik is nicknamed the Flying Chernobyl, because it has its own nuclear reactor. It is viewed by critics as likely to be unsafe and accident prone.
Reflecting the Moscow view that the UK is Putin's most vocal Western enemy, Markov said: "After all, our main adversary - our centuries-old enemy - the ones who have driven everyone to the end of their tether... you know, it's all those British *******s. They're doing all of this on purpose."
