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Time seen as ally in sanctions vs. Russia

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 14, 2022 | Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Political Coverage, Politics, WPI Activities

Are the sanctions, which have not deterred Vladimir Putin thus far, likely to be effective in Russia? Michael McFaul, an American academic and diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Russia (2012-14), believes it might lead to the end of Putinism in the long...

South Asia’s nuclear jitters

by Meghdeep Bhattacharyya | May 7, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Policy, Politics, WPI Activities

The South Asia equation, given nuclear-armed neighbors Pakistan, India and China, with testy ties, is one that is “the most disturbing, the most unsettling,” according to Paul Carroll, a well-regarded expert on nuclear weapons programs. Carroll is director of the...

What are the possibilities for the use of nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war?

by Petya Mihova | Apr 25, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security

The situation in Ukraine demands restraint and a diplomatic solution, said Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association. “But once warfare in Ukraine has stopped, there must be a serious reckoning with the role nuclear weapons play in the military...

Forgotten threat – nuclear annihilation

by Pauliina Grym | Apr 13, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security, Personal Reflections

In February 2020, I listened to the Sam Harris podcast “Making Sense”. American philosopher and neuroscientist Harris sat down with Fred Kaplan, the national security columnist for Slate, and discussed the ever-present threat of nuclear war. Harris – one of the...

Is it possible the war in Ukraine is bad for nuclear non-proliferation?

by Petya Mihova | Apr 6, 2022 | Nuclear Policy and Security, Nuclear Threats and Security

Allusions to the use of nuclear weapons at the very beginning of the war in Ukraine worried people in Eastern Europe. People like my grandmother in Bulgaria who still remembers what happened at Chernobyl. Is it really possible for the situation to escalate in this...

Time seen as ally in sanctions vs. Russia

South Asia’s nuclear jitters

What are the possibilities for the use of nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine war?

Forgotten threat – nuclear annihilation

Is it possible the war in Ukraine is bad for nuclear non-proliferation?

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