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How The War In Ukraine Could Go Nuclear

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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I Think Crimea Is the Most Acute Case in Point of Russian Nuclear Use

Gala: Crimea serves as a broader or as the most acute case in point of something that I think we can take away from what James said about what drives Russian decision making and risk calculus. Gala: Putin's big hope would be if he were to use nuclear weapons that by doing so he would coerce the US and Ukraine's international supporters into stopping their support of Ukraine. He says it may appear to him less risky than losing Ukraine.

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