Andreas Umland, an analyst at the Stockholm Center for Eastern European Studies, warned that if Russia emerges from the war with Ukraine with territorial gains, atomic proliferation could accelerate worldwide.
“Countries will learn that nuclear weapons secure victories, while Ukraine’s disarmament led to devastating losses,” he said.
He called this “a bad time for nonproliferation,” noting that Ukraine’s 1990s decision to surrender its atomic arsenal in return for security guarantees paved the way to its invasion by Russia.
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TVP World: Global atomic arms control could collapse if Ukraine suffers unjust peace, warns expert
https://tvpworld.com/91011162/umland-chinas-nuclear-rise-demands-new-global-treaty