06 October 2022, The Tablet

The nuclear option and why we live or die by the uncertainty principle


To be convincing, Quinlan said, requires that a nuclear deterrent be kept ready for use.

The nuclear option and why we live or die by the uncertainty principle

Opponents of nuclear power demonstrating at the train station in Lingen, Germany on 1 October.
David Inderlied/dpa/Alamy

 
Vladimir Putin seems intent on using the threat of nuclear attack to bend Ukraine’s allies to his will, by frightening them into halting economic sanctions and ceasing to supply weapons and ammunition.
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