Restoring Balance in Eastern Europe: Exploring the Role of Nuclear Deterrence in Ukraine

Why Equipping Ukraine with Nuclear Capabilities Could Lead to Lasting Stability in Eastern Europe, and why the same strategy could bring long lasting peace in the Indo-Pacific.

Definitions:

Nuclear Deterrence: The use of nuclear weapons to deter an adversary from taking a specific action, based on the threat of retaliation.

Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD): A doctrine of deterrence in which both sides possess nuclear capabilities, making the consequences of conflict catastrophic for both parties.

The protracted conflict between R…