War in Ukraine has delivered a sequence of messages from Russia’s leadership — threats to use nuclear weapons, tactical and strategic, and announcements that next generation ICBM ‘Sarmat’ missiles are being deployed. What Hans Kristensen points out here is a proliferation and escalatory reliance on nukes

Sarmats

 

 

Nuclear Proliferation

 

Quotes: Rattling & Ratcheting Nukes

 

Will Russia Lose the War? If So, then What?