Thinking More Clearly About Nuclear Weapons: The Ukrainian Crisis' Overlooked Nuclear Risk

Thinking More Clearly About Nuclear Weapons: The Ukrainian Crisis' Overlooked Nuclear Risk
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Almost none of the media's coverage of the Ukrainian crisis has mentioned the nuclear risk dimension. With the West feeling that Russia is solely to blame, and Russia having the mirror image perspective, neither side is likely to back down if one of their red lines is crossed. Add in America’s overwhelming conventional military superiority and Russia’s 8,000 nuclear weapons, and there is the potential for nuclear threats. And, where there is the potential for nuclear threats, there is also some potential for nuclear use. By Martin Hellman. http://fas.org/pir-pubs/thinking-clearly-nuclear-weapons-ukrainian-crisis-overlooked-nuclear-risk/