For Ukrainians, a nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up

For Ukrainians, a nuclear missile museum is a bitter reminder of what the country gave up

In the middle of vast farm fields in southern Ukraine, you’ll find what was once a secret Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile launch site. Today it’s the Museum of Strategic Missile Forces.Aside from chronicling the Cold War arms race between the Soviet Union and United States, the museum tells the story of how Ukraine dismantled its nuclear weapons arsenal — with assurances from the U.S., Britain and Russia that its sovereignty would be r…