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Mariana Budjeryn

Senior Research Associate | Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center

Mariana Budjeryn is a Senior Research Associate with the Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center. She is the author of Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine (2023) and has won the 2024 William E. Colby Military Writers’ Award. Budjeryn’s research focuses on nuclear safety and security, and she leads MTA’s diversity, inclusion, and belonging program. She holds a Ph.D. from Central European University and a B.A. from Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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Have Ukraine’s nuclear plants been attacked?

Who would win a nuclear war between the US and Russia?

Can the US take out all of Russia’s nukes?

Is US and Russia arms control in danger of collapse?

What is New START?

Has Russia pulled out of its nuclear treaties with the US?

Can the US shoot down a Russian nuclear attack with missile defenses?

Is it possible to negotiate with Russia?

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