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Would Putin use nuclear weapons? An arms control expert explains what has and hasn't changed since the invasion of Ukraine

The prospect of a nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States seemed, until recently, to have ended with the Cold War. Threats by Russian President Vladimir Putin to use the weapons to keep NATO out of the Ukraine conflict have revived those decades-old fears.

The Conversation · Mar 10, 2022

Commentary: Putin’s dangerous nuclear brinkmanship in Ukraine

Most Americans view nuclear weapons as a relic of the Cold War. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agreed in 1985 “that a nuclear war can never be won and must never be fought.” That thinking has remained a “given” for the last 37 years. Unfortunately, Russian President…

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2022

Liz Truss says Putin must fail as she vows ‘we must never let down our guard again’

The Foreign Secretary said the West had taken its ‘eye off the ball’ since the end of the Cold War

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022

Russia calls for return to 'peaceful co-existence' with U.S. like during Cold War -Interfax

Russia and the United States should return to the principle of "peaceful co-existence" like during the Cold War, the Interfax news agency cited the Russian foreign ministry as saying on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 8, 2022

Cold War bunker in Edinburgh to be opened to the public as plans to transform the 1950s shelter approved

Buried 100ft below Corstorphine Hill in Edinburgh, it was Scotland's first line of defence against the threat of a nuclear attack.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2022

ITV The Ipcress File: episodes, full cast, start date and time

The Ipcress File is a 'cinematic rollercoaster of twists and turns set in the 1960s amid the highly charged atmosphere of the Cold War'

Liverpool Echo · Mar 6, 2022

The Navy is training for a possible fight with China. Does Russia’s war make that more likely?

SAN DIEGO — For much of the past year, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific have trained for a conflict with the Pentagon’s most powerful potential adversary, China.

Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2022

History replays like a half-forgotten song, but once we remember, it’s far too late

The west fell asleep on Cold War sentry duty and thought Putin couldn’t be serious, but he was. The question remains, is Nato?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2022

'So how mad is Vlad? Cold War-era nuke fears back as Putin looks increasingly desperate'

Chris McLaughlin is realistic about the chance of surviving a nuke but he's not convinced Comrade Putin is really as mad as he is making out - is it all scare tactics?

Daily Mirror · Mar 5, 2022

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Forces Swedes to Rethink NATO Membership

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has for the first time seen a majority of Swedes in favor of joining NATO, according to a poll, and signs are the political landscape could to change too in a country long known for neutrality. Sweden has not been in a war since 1814 and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022