Russian soldiers on maneuvers prepare for encountering a dirty bomb. Image courtesy of Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik. © Sputnik/Alexandr Kryazhev.

Putin’s psychology and nuclear weapons: the fundamentalist mindset

By Charles B. Strozier, David M. Terman, November 9, 2022

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Russian soldiers on maneuvers prepare for encountering a dirty bomb. Image courtesy of Russian state-owned news agency Sputnik. © Sputnik/Alexandr Kryazhev.

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