by Matthew Teasdale One year ago, Russian forces captured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), effectively beginning a gamble with civil nuclear disaster. Russian planners allegedly intended to blackmail Ukraine and other European nations with a potential major radiological incident. Beyond just Ukraine, a nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia could unleash radiation and ensuing health issues […]
Protecting Against Disaster – The Need for a Security Assurance at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
By Matthew Teasdale As the war in Ukraine rages on, the growing desperation of Russian forces raises dangerous possibilities for nuclear escalation. Russian forces are already launching missile strikes near these facilities, and their occupation increases the likelihood of miscalculation and nuclear disaster. Writing in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Middlebury Institute of International […]
Op-ed: Russia’s self-defeating move in pausing nuke talks with US
Research Analyst Connor Murray wrote an op-ed in Responsible Statecraft explaining why it was self-defeating for Russia to cancel arms control talks with the United States. “Russia’s announcement on November 28 that it would postpone arms control talks with the United States was yet another signal that its current leadership is choosing a path detrimental to arms […]
Russian Strategy and Missing the Point
By John Erath Since the Russian government announced that it was postponing the Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC) of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), most of the commentary has rightly focused on the implications for the treaty’s future and that of arms control in general. Although it is understandable to be concerned about […]
Yom Kippur War
From October 6-25, 1973, an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria led an attack on Israel that could have led to a confrontation between nuclear-armed powers. With the Cold War in the backdrop, the threat of nuclear war remained ever present during the three weeks of hostilities. Three days into the conflict, the Israeli […]
