Research Division hosts lecture of opportunity on Ukraine’s experience with nuclear weapons
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On April 18, 2023, the Research Division hosted a lecture of opportunity with author and nuclear expert, Dr Mariana Budjeryn who is Senior Research Associate at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.
Dr Budjeryn gave a talk on the history of Ukraine’s nuclear disarmament and the role of nuclear weapons in the current Russia-Ukraine war. During the lecture, she presented her most recent book, Inheriting the Bomb: The Collapse of the USSR and the Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023). Researchers and NDC staff discussed these and other topics with Dr Budjeryn who offered insights on how history can inform policy makers today.