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The Fall Crisis of 2022: Why Did Russia Not Use Nuclear Arms?

Back in the fall of 2022, parts of the U.S. administration assessed a heightened risk of Russian nuclear use in the Ukraine War. Despite this assessment, nuclear weapons were not used. Why did Russia not use nuclear weapons during the fall of 2022?

· January 2, 2025
Defense & Security Analysis
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In Conversation with Jon Finer: Recent Developments in the Biden Administration's WMD Policies
December 19, 2024

Join the Arms Control Association and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a discussion on the Biden Administration's nuclear weapons policy and the future of arms control, strategic stability, and global nonproliferation efforts.

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  • Jon Finer
  • Daryl Kimball
  • Madelyn Creedon
  • Adam Mount
  • James M. Acton
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The Great Powers and Security Competition in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa
December 18, 2024

Join experts from Carnegie’s Middle East, Asia, Nuclear, and Russia programs for a panel discussion that will shed light on the complex dynamics of great power security competition and address their implications for peace and stability in the Gulf, the Levant, the Red Sea, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa.

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Project Sapphire at 30: U.S.-Kazakh Cooperation to Reduce Nuclear Threats
December 4, 2024

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and the Republic of Kazakhstan undertook a secret joint operation, now known as Project Sapphire, to secure large quantities of weapons-grade uranium and stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Key participants reflect on this successful effort and commemorate decades of partnership at this event.

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Putin sitting at long table with generals on the end
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Russia’s Updated Nuclear Doctrine Isn’t a Blueprint for Weapons Use. Its Primary Value Is Manipulation.

Moscow’s actual nuclear decisions would likely not involve Putin carefully parsing doctrinal clauses.

· November 26, 2024
In The Media
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Will India and Pakistan Ever Join the Nuclear Suppliers Group?

Membership bids by the two southern Asian countries present a unique challenge for the world’s leading multilateral nuclear export control group.

· November 5, 2024
Arms Control Today