Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's armed forces to hold drills with non-strategic nuclear weapons 'in response to provocative statements and threats by certain western officials,' the defense ministry says.

t.me/mod_russia/383…

PODCAST🎙️| Which country is next to go nuclear?

Robert E Kelly, Hanna Notte and Dr Patricia M Lewis
join Bronwen Maddox to discuss whether we're seeing a resurgence of the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

Listen in full: apple.co/3QvAYsR

PODCAST🎙️| Which country is next to go nuclear?

Robert E Kelly, Hanna Notte and Dr Patricia M Lewis join Bronwen Maddox to discuss whether we're seeing a resurgence of the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

Listen in full: bit.ly/44mYFJz

My latest Occasional Paper CNS looks at 'Russia, The Global South and Multilateral Nuclear Diplomacy after the Invasion of Ukraine'

nonproliferation.org/wp-content/upl…

It shows how #Russia 's war had a detrimental impact across the multilateral nuclear negotiating forums.
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Yesterday, the US State Department formally accused #Russia of using chemical weapons (CW) against Ukraine, violating the Chemical Weapons Convention.

It also said Russia had used riot control agents as a method of warfare in #Ukraine .

state.gov/imposing-new-m…
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2 years ago I wrote in The Washington Post:

'...Should the progress of its military campaign continue to be slow and frustrating, however, the Russian leadership might become increasingly desperate for a breakthrough, and chemical weapons might beckon.'

washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…