#Nuclear Blackmail

A Cold War-era missile deployment that helped push the Soviet Union to the negotiating table may hold key lessons for the United States and NATO today. As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine grinds on, experts are urging Washington to consider similarly bold moves to restore deterrence in Europe, including the visible forward deployment of nuclear-capable weapons.

Amid mounting concerns over Russia, the UK is expanding its nuclear fleet for the first time since the Cold War. Which countries have nuclear weapons, what nuclear weapons do they have, and how is Moscow destabilizing the already fragile nuclear nonproliferation?