What We’re Reading

Pavel Baev discusses how an announcement by Russia of a nonstrategic nuclear forces exercise signals an increase in nuclear brinkmanship. He discusses the progress, or lack thereof, of many of Russia’s weapons, as well as Russia’s plans for putting nuclear weapons in space. Finally, he writes about the role that China and the US play in deterrence and nuclear threats.

Heather Williams, Kelsey Hartigan, Lachlan MacKenzie, and Reja Younis create a compelling visual story that delves into the recent history of Russia’s nuclear weapons. It centers on three main topics, Russia’s nuclear threats, the US reaction and whether Putin would actually use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.