What to Think of Russia's Nuclear Threats
While the world powers and Iran were embroiled in last minute negotiations\xa0last week,\xa0Brookings hosted a discussion\xa0on the meaning of another power\u2019s recent nuclear threats: this time looking at Russia. In recent months, Russia has issued a variety of nuclear threats: Putin's has commented both on his nuclear options during the Crimea crisis and issued a mild threat\xa0to nuke the Danish navy. Given that Russia maintains the power to at least theoretically destroy the world, how serviously should we take these provocations?\xa0
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The panel was moderated by Brookings Fellow\xa0Jeremy Shapiro\xa0and\xa0\xa0featured\xa0Hans Kristensen\xa0of the Federation of American Scientists and Brookings scholars\xa0Pavel Baev\xa0and\xa0Steven Pifer. Together, they take\xa0a deep dive into Russia\u2019s recent nuclear threats during the Crimea crisis, the country\u2019s capabilities---both conventional and nuclear---relative to NATO, and its ongoing modernization program. They conclude\xa0with terrifying thought: The folks surrounding Putin just might not fully understand deterrence.\xa0
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