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Review
. 2022 Sep;38(3):184-202.
doi: 10.1080/13623699.2022.2093571. Epub 2022 Jul 14.

The nature and consequences of a nuclear war: lessons for prevention from Ukraine 2022

Frank Boulton  1
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The nature and consequences of a nuclear war: lessons for prevention from Ukraine 2022

Frank Boulton. Med Confl Surviv. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

This article attempts to put the Ukrainian conflict in the wider context of nuclear weapons possession and potential use, to point out how its conduct should affect public perception of such use, and the urgency for effective nuclear arms control measures including a determined resolve to implement the United Nations' 2017 Treaty on the Prevention of Nuclear Weapons.

Keywords: Nuclear weapons detonation; TPNW; arms control prospects; flaws in nuclear deterrence theory; nuclear winter.

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