Fabian Hoffmann

Fabian Hoffmann is doctoral research fellow at the Oslo Nuclear Project at Oslo University.

 

How worried should we be about Putin’s nuclear threat?

Vladimir Putin has announced that Moscow’s nuclear doctrine will be adjusted, telling a group of senior officials that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it is attacked using conventional weapons.  Inevitably there is concern that Putin could resort to a nuclear strike on Europe if western assistance to Ukraine crosses certain red lines. Putin’s remarks took place on 25