The October 2022 Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons Crisis: How Conventional Defeat Increases the Risk of Nuclear Escalation
By
Army ROTC,
Asian Studies, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences,
International Studies, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences,
Political Science, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences
Thursday, March 19, 2026 5pm to 6:15pm
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257 Beacon Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
#Deterrence; Nuclear Weapons, Ukraine WarWhy did the October 2022 battle for Kherson bring about a rare nuclear crisis, while the August 2024 Ukrainian incursion into the Russian Oblast of Kursk did not? Professor Phil Haun, Director of the U.S. Navy’s Deterrence Studies Institute at the Naval War College, considers this puzzle and explains how the vanishing of non-nuclear options can push nuclear powers toward escalation.