The War in Ukraine and Global Nuclear Order

The global nuclear order had been challenged in recent years by individual proliferators, the moribund US–Russian arms-control process and resultant frustration over stalled progress towards disarmament. Then Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine under cover threats against NATO. This has neither exposed international nuclear-governance regime as toothless nor brought it to verge collapse. order’s history shows resilience rogue acts great powers. It will continue serve key nuclear-capable states’ security energy interests non-proliferation domain. Arms control between Washington Moscow always sensitive their strategic whims can be reconstituted. main consequence Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war is renewed public awareness often unpalatable role weapons play politics. Nuclear targeting, deterrent associated risk-reduction efforts are hardly new phenomena.