“Putin’s clearly trying to inject nuclear leverage into both Ukraine and his relationship with the United States,” says Global Zero Senior Adviser Jon Wolfsthal, “And that should worry a lot of people.”
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Putin’s Move on Nuclear Treaty May Signal End to Formal Arms Control
“’With Russia breaking treaties, China building up, North Korea testing missiles and Iran now close to weapons-grade uranium, it is a bad period for nuclear stability and restraint,’” says Global Zero Senior Adviser Jon Wolfsthal,
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Putin assures Russia he will win the war, then suspends nuclear arms deal
“Putin’s move is political, not military. He seeks to unsettle NATO allies and stoke fears of broader war because he is losing in Ukraine,” says Global Zero Senior Adviser Jon Wolfsthal.
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Joe Biden says Russian forces in disarray after year of war in Ukraine
“‘This is a desperate political move by Putin to stoke fear and undermine support for Ukraine,’ says Global Zero Managing Partner Derek Johnson. ‘There’s no need for the US to respond in kind or adjust its nuclear posture, and any move to do so only plays into Putin’s hands.’”
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The Ukraine war and ICBMs: An accidental launch that could end the world is closer than ever
Global Zero Co-founder Bruce G. Blair is quoted in Norman Solomon’s op-ed marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: “By scrapping the vulnerable land-based missile force, any need for launching on warning disappears.”
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