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Chaos Is a Ladder. Russia’s New Ballistic Threat and Its Consequences for the West.

by Alexander Gabuev and James M. Acton
Published on December 4, 2024

After the long-awaited decision of the United States to allow the use of Western-made weapons against internationally recognized Russian territory, Russia retaliated by launching an Oreshnik missile, which it claims is a newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile. With many details about the new missile still unknown, the danger of possible nuclear escalation looms over the world, leaving decisionmakers in the West grappling with the question of how to navigate such dangerous terrain.

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