The U.S. and Its Allies Must Understand and Respond to Russia's Nuclear Threats

Since February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine for the second time, Russia’s nuclear threats have been stark and consistent. If the war continues, Russia says, Ukraine and the West risk escalation to nuclear conflict. The Russian state, Putin and other Russian leaders argue, faces an existential threat. In October, the Russian government released pictures of President Putin overseeing a training launch of both ballistic and cruise missiles as a part of a major nuclear response.

Related Keywords

New York ,United States ,Black Sea ,Oceans General ,Oceans ,Serbia ,Moscow ,Moskva ,Russia ,Georgia ,Japan ,Afghanistan ,Donbas ,Ukraine General ,Ukraine ,Belarus ,Moldova ,Cuba ,China ,Syria ,Aleppo ,Lab ,Ghouta ,Dimashq ,Kremlin ,Germany ,India ,Hungary ,Geneva ,Genè ,Switzerland ,Kyiv ,Kyyiv ,Misto ,Poland ,France ,Ukrainians ,Chinese ,Soviets ,Russian ,East Germany ,Afghan ,Ukrainian ,Soviet ,Russian Federation ,Syrian ,Russians ,Japanese ,American ,Cuban ,Stanislav Petrov ,Barack Obama ,Makmut Gareyev ,Michael Kofman ,Bill Clinton ,Andrei Ilnitsky ,Charles Bartles ,Ivan Ilyin ,Tony Blair ,Lester Grau ,Sidarth Kaushal ,Russian Strategic Missile ,Geneva Convention ,Russia National Security ,National Security Doctrine ,Russia Federation ,Atlantic Treaty Organization ,New York Times ,Congressional Research Service ,Russian Ministry Of Defense ,Orthodox Church ,Nuclear Level To ,Sphere Of Nuclear Deterrence ,Uk Royal United Services Institute ,President Putin ,Nuclear Deterrence ,Cold War ,Russian Way ,Russian Doctrine See ,Nuclear Weapon Use Become Lower Since ,North Atlantic Treaty Organization ,President Bill Clinton ,Prime Minister Tony Blair ,Russia Escalate ,Nuclear Level ,Russian Ministry ,Voennaya Mysl ,Military Thought ,Russian Strategic Missile Forces ,United Services Institute ,Syria Taught ,Kremlin About ,President Barack Obama ,General Sergei ,Crimean War ,Japanese War ,Afghan War ,Russian Orthodox Christianity ,Russian Orthodoxy ,National Security ,Information Security ,Soviet Union ,Vasily Akhipov ,Soviet Armed Forces ,Its Allies Should ,Eastern Europe ,