Russia’s Nuclear Brinkmanship - NATO's response must consider both military and political dimensions of Russia's renewed nuclear assertiveness
Russia’s Nuclear Brinkmanship - NATO's response must consider both military and political dimensions of Russia's renewed nuclear assertiveness

Author(s): Ezy Sassoon
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Russia; nuclear capacities; NATO; security;
Summary/Abstract: Since Russia's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and subsequent deterioration in Russia's relations with the EU and NATO, nuclear deterrence returned to the forefront of debates on European security. NATO leaders are under pressure to re-open NATO's own nuclear deterrence posture. The communiqué adopted at the recent NATO summit in Warsaw pointed to Russia's "irresponsible and aggressive nuclear rhetoric", and explicitly affirmed the role of strategic nuclear forces in NATO's revamped policy of deterrence.

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