title: The Spectre of Nuclear Weapons Use in Ukraine: The Nuances of Nuclear War Risk
abstract: The essence of Russian security policy is composed of the combined use of conventional and unconventional threats in both war and peacetime. Russia aims to dominate the process of escalation especially by frequently threatening nuclear war in Ukraine. It attempts to maintain the strategic initiative superiority, forcing its enemies to act under its control. Put differently, through the means of manipulating the fear of nuclear war in Ukraine, it tries to avert other states from directly interven
journal: Güvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi