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A damaged statue of the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, in the Ukrainian-controlled Russian town of Sudzha, Kursk region, on August 16. (Photo by Yan DOBRONOSOV/AFP via Getty Images)

The Battle of Kursk probably won’t result in nuclear weapons use against Ukraine. But Russian escalation vis-à-vis NATO can’t be ruled out.

By Nikolai N. Sokov | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Why the West should take Russia’s nuclear threats more seriously

By Giles David Arceneaux | Nuclear Weapons

The NPT Preparatory Committee begins meeting on July 22 at the Vienna International Centre.

Bombs away: Confronting the deployment of nuclear weapons in non-nuclear weapon countries

By Moritz Kütt, Pavel Podvig, Zia Mian | Nuclear Weapons

We know where Russian nuclear-capable aircraft will be hosted in Belarus. What’s next?

By Matt Korda, Eliana Johns | Nuclear Weapons

Russia is deploying nuclear weapons in Belarus. NATO shouldn’t take the bait

By Nikolai N. Sokov | Nuclear Weapons