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It's often framed as that, but Ukraine didn't really have nuclear weapons at the dissolution of USSR. There were nuclear weapons located on its territory, but t
by hbrav 5y ago
It's often framed as that, but Ukraine didn't really have nuclear weapons at the dissolution of USSR. There were nuclear weapons located on its territory, but they were all controlled by military units that regarded themselves as answerable to Moscow, not Kyiv. What Ukraine really agreed to was to agree that they didn't own them, and allow them to be physically removed, in exchange for the security guarantee.
This podcast is well worth a listen: https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1215097/deterrence-in-ukraine/ https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1215097/deterrence-i...
- the_snooze 5y agoIn other words, Ukraine "had" nuclear weapons in the same sense that North Dakota does: the bombs were just parked there under someone else's control and authority. The locals were never in the position to use them.