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New sarcophagus, Chernobyl power plant. Credit: Timon91. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Russian forces now control Chernobyl, inviting speculation and uncertainty

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Waving the Ukrainian flag. Credit: Vladimir Yaitskiy. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0

Ukrainian commander: Russia may encounter 100,000 citizen resisters if it invades

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Natalia Koryagina, Russia. After teaching herself to cultivate organic vegetables in her kitchen garden, Natalia Koryagina, a local geography teacher, has won national recognition for her work promoting new agricultural techniques in kitchen gardens, and providing training to local women on the use of these techniques. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Sanctions may sting if Russia invades Ukraine, despite Moscow’s efforts at sanction-proofing

By Susan D’Agostino | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The A1 Verse: No gift to set a statesman right

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

The A1 Verse: How many the fictitious shores

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade. Credit: Website of the President of the Russian Federation. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.

In Ukraine, Putin tries his hand at nuclear blackmail. Here are seven ways to thwart him.

By John Erath | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Russian soldiers. Russian Federation. Credit: Jesse. Accessed via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Is Russia preparing for war?

By Lauren Sukin | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Four soldiers carrying rifles near helicopter under blue sky. Credit: Somchai Kongkamsri. Access via Pexels. Free to use.

‘Almost divine power’: the lawyers who sign off who lives and who dies in modern war zones

By Craig Jones | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Destroying Pakistan to deter India? The problem with Pakistan’s battlefield nukes

By Jaganath Sankaran | Nuclear Weapons

Climate change and the military in China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States

By Michael Brzoska | Uncategorized