23 august 2024 : A 25-year-old British YouTuber has joked about launching nuclear bombs to “atomise” nations, including India, over the “smallest infraction”, sparking a debate online.
In a series of posts on X, Miles Routledge wrote: “When I become prime minister of England, I’ll open the nuclear silos as an explicit warning to any foreign power that interferes with British interests and affairs. I’m not talking huge incidents, I’m itching to launch and atomize entire nations over the smallest infraction.”
“Hell, I might just launch at India just for the sake of it!”, he singled out India– in a now-deleted post.
Routledge said: “Believe it or not, I just don’t like India. Also I can sense an Indian, he is indian,” he claimed after one anonymous X user allegedly threatened him over his remarks.
“Indian threatens to find me, it backfires lmao,” he wrote while sharing a screenshot of the chat. The image showed a message from a user which read: “I will find you I promise, your apology video will be sweet.”
Who is Miles Routledge?
The 25-year-old British student was stranded in Afghanistan during the Taliban takeover and had to be evacuated from the war-torn country in 2021. Despite warnings from the British government, he travelled to the country, documenting his experience on Facebook and Twitch. When the Taliban took over, he found himself stranded. He then sought refuge and was eventually evacuated by the British Army on August 17 disguised as a woman in a burka.