What Putin’s Latest Nuke Announcement Really Means

It’s all just for show—but it could backfire.

Fred Kaplan | Slate

March 28, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link in Moscow

"Putting another dozen or so ["tactical nuclear weapons"] on Belarusian soil gives Putin no advantage, nor does it alter the strategic situation in any way. It doesn't put Russian nukes any closer to Ukraine than many already are."

--SSP alum Fred Kaplan in Slate

 

 

 

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