DEFCON Warning System Digest – Unpacking Medvedev’s Nuclear Threats
A deeper dive into Russia’s nuclear threats and how serious they should be taken.
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Unpacking Medvedev’s Nuclear Threats
Dmitry Medvedev, currently holding the position of deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, has been making a lot of threats
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Pre-Publication copy. Subject to revision. The assessment of risk is complex and often controversial. It is derived from the existence of ahazard,