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Why Russia's Nuclear Weapons Failed to Deter Ukraine's Invasion - William Spaniel
Russia has the world's biggest stockpile of nuclear weapons. Yet Ukraine ignored them and went straight into Russia to begin the Kursk offensive. Where did Russia's nuclear deterrence go wrong? It turns out, this is not a surprise. It is exactly how nuclear deterrence works. Kursk is not Moscow, and that is a problem for the Kremlin right now.
0:00 How Could a Nuclear Power Be Invaded?
1:42 Russia's Nuclear Stockpile
5:44 Russia's Political Problems with Nuclear Weapons
9:37 A History of Deterrence Failure
14:11 Coercion in Kursk
16:42 Nuclear Limits in Russia