Anxious Netizens Cope With Memes As #nuclearwar Trends on Twitter After Putin’s Nuclear Threat

The hashtag '#nuclearwar' is trending on Twitter since Monday morning, with anxious netizens resorting to share memes and jokes to cope with the fear of the world witnessing a nuclear war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated tensions with Ukraine on Sunday by ordering Russia’s nuclear forces to be on high alert. Citing “aggressive statements” by NATO and tough financial sanctions, Putin issued a directive to increase the readiness of Russia’s nuclear weapons, raising fears that the invasion of Ukraine could lead to nuclear war. Putin’s directive came as Russian forces encountered strong resistance from Ukraine defenders.

Earlier on Thursday, Putin issues a dire nuclear threat to Western nations saying they would face “consequences greater than any you have faced in history” if they become involved with his invasion of Ukraine. “To anyone who would consider interfering from the outside: if you do, you will face consequences greater than any you have faced in history. All relevant decisions have been taken. I hope you hear me,” Vladimir Putin said.

Putin’s nuclear threat and the latest development of the Russian nuclear forces being put on alert have triggered a panic on social media. The hashtag ‘#nuclearwar’ is trending on Twitter since Monday morning, with anxious netizens resorting to sharing memes and jokes to cope with the fear of the world witnessing a nuclear war. The Indian Twitterati, as usual, is using movie dialogues for their memes or using some kind of Bollywood context in their jokes.

Here are some of the top tweets from the hashtag ‘#nuclearwar’:

#nuclearwar

Japanese to whole world pic.twitter.com/oqxvlCWqQV

— SURYA (@Suryasaharan) February 28, 2022

The only possibility to avoid nuclear war is to remove it's fuse conductor. #nuclearwar pic.twitter.com/WwQWD59IDl

— जग्गा डाकू (@ALERTFART) February 28, 2022

#nuclearwar
*The only guy who can save Ukarine now by diffusing nuclear bomb* pic.twitter.com/ICNKFfBu75

— Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) February 28, 2022

Different Reactions of people on #UkraineRussiaWar and #NuclearWar 👇❤️‍🔥 pic.twitter.com/alKohqweQu

— Diganta Hazarika (@Diganta701) February 28, 2022

This is facts #nuclearwar pic.twitter.com/rUE1AgnmjC

— fthomax420 (@fthomax420) February 28, 2022

Meanwhile The USA to other countries about nuclear war
#nuclearwar… Russia… Ukraine… Putin… Biden pic.twitter.com/7WyVglaRth

— Gautam™ #IND  (@SpeaksGautam) February 28, 2022

https://twitter.com/Ilookgoodtoday1/status/1498119872089403398

#nuclearwar Stop NATO and USA from their agression. pic.twitter.com/rTMCIvpSTp

— injamamulhak (@injamam_95) February 28, 2022

Global warming to Putin #nuclearwar pic.twitter.com/Nc7kuGhPTl

— Rishabh shah (@Pun_Intended___) February 28, 2022

only one man who can stop a #nuclearwar with a single bullet. pic.twitter.com/t4VpmlAmeP

— Sagar (@YlnSagar) February 28, 2022

https://twitter.com/Sunilshah5555/status/1498150942536974341

Me having my breakfast and then see #nuclearwar trending on twitter : pic.twitter.com/PiB01Rq5zj

— UmderTamker (@jhampakjhum) February 28, 2022

https://twitter.com/Rajneesh_16/status/1498147095873667073

Other countries to Putin :#nuclearwar | #worldwar3 pic.twitter.com/bLcXOsdZzv

— Akdas (@Akdas_Hayat) February 28, 2022

This includes my dad. To Gen Xers out there, is this true? #GenX #nuclearwar #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/kjZTUljLEI

— Michael Steinberg (@MichaelWX18) February 28, 2022