As of February 2022, more than half of adults in the United States admitted that they worried about the possibility of a nuclear war with Russia. Fears about a potential nuclear confrontation between the world's two major nuclear powers ratcheted up significantly following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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YouGov. (February 28, 2022). Do you worry about the possibility of nuclear war with Russia, or isn't that something you worry about? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1309176/us-fear-nuclear-war-russia/
YouGov. "Do you worry about the possibility of nuclear war with Russia, or isn't that something you worry about?." Chart. February 28, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1309176/us-fear-nuclear-war-russia/
YouGov. (2022). Do you worry about the possibility of nuclear war with Russia, or isn't that something you worry about?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1309176/us-fear-nuclear-war-russia/
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Do you worry about the possibility of nuclear war with Russia, or isn't that something you worry about? [Graph], YouGov, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1309176/us-fear-nuclear-war-russia/
