Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with POLITICO about the dangers of Russian occupation of a nuclear plant in Ukraine.
“The idea of a nuclear accident is scary — it will get people’s attention — so it is a ready-made tool for this purpose” said John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, a non-profit.
For Russia, it’s a way to “raise the stakes to increase [domestic] concerns … to highlight the importance of continuing the military operation,” he said. Read more
