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Can Russia and the West Survive a Nuclear Crisis in Ukraine?

tanks carrying nuclear weapons in Russian military parade

Barry Posen

The National Interest, May 13, 2022

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The two sides have not managed a bilateral nuclear crisis in a very long time, and one does not really wish to find out if they can easily recover their Cold War vintage crisis management skills.