title: Роль ядерного оружия в мировой политике: история и современность
abstract: The article examines the role of nuclear weapons not only as a military force of states, but also as a political factor in world politics. In the historical context, the author considers the use of nuclear weapons by the United States, which used nuclear weapons against Japan as an instrument of influence on its opponents, primarily the USSR. The article reveals the importance of nuclear weapons in the functioning of the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations that developed after the en
journal: Власть