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Russia’s nuclear threats on the nuclear order & NATO: our #STAND team's regular thread on recent news and analyses to #underSTAND #nuclear #deterrence and #threats (no endorsement).(1/7)

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For the first time a majority of Germans supports the stationing of

US #nuclear weapons in

Germany, finds a recent representative

@infratestdimap

poll, noting particularly strong support among voters of the Green party, reports

@tagesschau

.(2/7)

tagesschau.de

Umfrage: Erstmals Mehrheit für Atomwaffen in Deutschland

Angesichts des Krieges, den Russland gegen die Ukraine führt, ändert sich in Deutschland die Haltung zu den US-Atomwaffen: In einer Umfrage für das Magazin Panorama spricht sich nun eine Mehrheit für...

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Indeed #disarmament is currently a distant dream, explains German peace researcher Harald Müller in an interview with

@fr

. “As long as Putin remains Putin,” Europe needs to invest in #defence, including air and missile defence, he says.(3/7)

fr.de

Harald Müller: „Putin ist ein Wiedergänger Hitlers“

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With its #nuclear threats,

Russia has already “overturned the nuclear order,” writes

@shashj

@TheEconomist

. Vulnerable states will see nuclear weapons as a life insurance, while nuclear-armed states might copy Russia's use of nuclear threats.(4/7)

economist.com

A new nuclear era

With his threats to use the bomb, Russia’s president has overturned the nuclear order

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For other expert assessments on how to interpret

Russia’s #nuclear threats in its war against Ukraine see the chronology edited by

.(5/7)

Will Putin go nuclear? An updated timeline of expert comments - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Here’s a still-unfolding, existential timeline on whether world leaders and experts think Putin will start a nuclear war in Ukraine.

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Check out also our own #STAND chronology compiling Russia’s #nuclear threats and the reactions of the West, by

@annac_arndt

@liviuhorovitz

(in German)

bit.ly/3GY5SUH. (6/7)

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What

Russia’s invasion means for #NATO assesses

@larsenification

@CSS_Zurich

, calling for greater European responsibility, including through a “reinforcement capability strong enough to #deter renewed Russian troop buildups.”(7/7)

css.ethz.ch

NATO’s Adaptation to the Russia Threat

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine requires NATO to eliminate doubt about its ability and resolve to defend its eastern territory by outweighing its current personnel and equipment understrength.