| ID | 139030 |
| Title Proper | Fantasy counterfactual |
| Other Title Information | a nuclear-armed Ukraine |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Rublee , Maria Rost |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | ‘If only Ukraine had kept its nuclear weapons, this would never have happened.’ The counterfactual heard around the world after Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 makes intuitive sense. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Ukraine became the world’s third-largest nuclear power (behind Russia and the United States), with approximately 1,900 strategic and 2,500 tactical nuclear weapons. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 57, No.2; Apr/May 2015: p.145–156 |
| Journal Source | Surviva Vol: 57 No 2 |
| Key Words | Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ; Nuclear Power ; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ; United States ; Russia ; Ukraine ; Tactical Nuclear Weapons ; Political Instability ; Fantasy Counterfactual ; Nuclear - Armed ; Russia Annexed Crimea ; Political and Strategic Assumptions ; Technical Inadequacies ; Political – Military Risks ; Strategic Unreliability |