Russia Holds the World’s Largest Nuclear Arsenal — and a Retired Chinese Colonel Says It Has Stopped Absolutely Nothing

Russia Holds the World’s Largest Nuclear Arsenal — and a Retired Chinese Colonel Says It Has Stopped Absolutely Nothing

Nuclear Weapons: What Are They Really Good For? – We have written about Russian nationalist social media influencers and bloggers who have called for the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. While this is a plausible but unlikely event, Vladimir Putin has not dismissed it out of hand. He could instead test a low-yield tactical nuclear weapon to show the world that he means to frighten Ukraine and the West into submission. Nukes Are a Big Wast…

Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine shows the impotence of nuclear weapons

Having the world’s biggest nuclear arsenal has not helped Russia on the battlefield.

Russia and America Rediscover Limits of Nuclear Weapons

Tom Nichols: "Henry Kissinger often said that nuclear arms are 'weapons in search of a doctrine.' After the Cold War, some strategists have tried to figure out what, exactly, these weapons could buy them beyond deterrence. The answer, as it turns out, is: nothing.""Two wars taking place right now ar