Little by little, Russian President Vladimir Putin is stepping up the nuclear threat. “I’m not threatening,” it sounded in a speech last week. In this way, the West is gradually faced with a fait accompli. Is it a bluff or does he take action? And how tactful are ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons really? Professor of international politics and expert in nuclear weapons, Tom Sauer (UAntwerp) explains.
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How Putin is ramping up the nuclear threat with the salami tactic
