Observers have put forward varying explanations suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes, through nuclear threats, to achieve some current or future tactical edge in his face-off with Ukraine and NATO. But none of that reasoning erases a dangerous reality: Any Russian use of tactical nuclear weapons would create unprecedented conditions that could easily lead not to Russia's advantage, but to a wider nuclear war that would decimate Russia and its leadership. Observers have put forward varying explanations suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes, through nuclear threats, to achieve some current or future tactical edge in his face-off with Ukraine and NATO. But none of that reasoning erases a dangerous reality: Any Russian use of tactical nuclear weapons would create unprecedented conditions that could easily lead not to Russia's advantage, but to a wider nuclear war that would decimate Russia and its leadership.
Former Kremlin advisor Sergei Karaganov recently called for Russia to launch limited nuclear strikes to bring the war in Ukraine to a favorable conclusion. Even if Karaganov’s ideas are only Russian disinformation, their publication illustrates a need for Moscow, Washington, and Brussels to plan for a de-escalation of hostilities that does not include nuclear weapons.
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<p>Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war test our ability as citizens to be aware of our biases in search of information and understanding. </p>