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NATO Strategic Concept

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

By Giles David Arceneaux | Nuclear Weapons

illustration of chess pieces made of flags of the nine nuclear weapons states falling over with Ukrainian flag in the background

Has the Russia-Ukraine war blown up the global nuclear order?

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previews the alliance’s upcoming Madrid Summit with POLITICO journalist Lili Bayer. Photo credit: NATO

Weapons of mass destruction: What will be new in the 2022 NATO strategic concept?

By Rose Gottemoeller | Biosecurity, Chemical Weapons, Nuclear Weapons