Weapons of mass destruction: what are the chances Russia will use a nuclear or chemical attack on Ukraine?

By James Dwyer, Associate Lecturer and PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania

About three weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s safe to say things aren’t going Russia’s way – and it has yet to achieve objectives that were planned to be completed in the first few days.

The longer Russia’s advance is bogged down, the greater the chance it will consider taking drastic action, which may potentially include using weapons of mass destruction.

As improbable as this is, it’s not impossible. Under what circumstances might weapons of mass destruction be used?

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