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CHRONIC. The conflict has highlighted the relevance of deterrence, which limits the risk of escalation. Nuclear disarmament is not on the agenda.
By Bruno Tertrais
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Ln February 27, the world held its breath. As Russian forces occupied the Chernobyl power plant, President Vladimir Putin announced that he was placing his nuclear forces on a “special combat regime”. On the same day, Belarus changed its Constitution to be able to accommodate Russian nuclear weapons. The ghosts of the Cuban crisis reappeared. This war is a conflict “in a nuclear atmosphere”: from the fears aroused by military operations around nuclear power stations, Ukraine’s alleged interest in nuclear weapons mentioned by the Russian leader, to his multiple references to Russian nuclear deterrence and its decision to change the posture of the strategic forces… Three lessons can already be drawn from the g…
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