Russian military trained to strike UK cities with nuclear missiles on dawn of WW3, secret docs reveal [Video]

RUSSIA’S nuclear hit list includes a ship yard in Cumbria, a factory in Hull and unknown site near Edinburgh, leaked papers have revealed.

Some 32 Nato targets were revealed in a Russian Navy briefing seen by the Financial Times.

Vladimir Putin could use his nuke missiles to strike several UK locationsCredit: EPA

The target lists were prepared form Russia’s Navy as part of the nuclear first strike strategyCredit: AP

Edinburgh was reportedly marked as one of Putin’s targets in the UKCredit: Getty

The secret nuclear dossier states Russia could unleash massive preemptive attacks “from various directions” in the event of a conflict with Nato.

It shows Russian warships are primed to use tactical nuclear weapons in the early stages of a major conflict.

Tactical nuclear weapons have a smaller destructive payload than a strategic nuclear weapons – but would still be devastating.

The papers authors stressed the advantage of going nuclear …