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NTI Seminar: Dr. Mariana Budjeryn on the Collapse of the USSR and the Disarmament of Ukraine
During an NTI seminar Dr. Mariana Budjeryn, Senior Research Associate at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom, shared key insights from her new book, Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine.
Blundering into a nuclear war in Ukraine: a hypothetical scenario
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is a prime example of a regional conflict that could inadvertently escalate beyond any of the protagonists’ expectations. History is replete with similar instances of humanity stumbling into devastating conflict.
NTI Seminar: Chris Painter on Avoiding Nuclear Escalation from Cyberattacks
What happens “if we can’t rely on the information we have,” asks Christopher Painter, former top U.S. cyber diplomat. In an NTI seminar on January 25, Painter posed this critical question and discussed a range of issues at the intersection of cyber and nuclear security.