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Does Putin’s personality and psychology play into these decisions?
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Did Belarus vote to withdraw from a nuclear weapons agreement?
Did the Soviet military do a lot of nuclear testing?
Did the Soviet military expose their population to radiation?
Does Putin’s personality and psychology play into these decisions?
Does the leader’s personality matter?
How did racism play into the Soviet’s decision on where to test nuclear weapons?
How did the people of Kazakhstan fight back against Soviet testing?
Is there a nuclear dimension to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?
Putin says Ukraine is developing nuclear weapons, is that real?
What are the lasting effects of Soviet nuclear testing?
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What does it mean to say that Putin’s motivations are a toxic cocktail?
What is Putin’s end game?
What is the human cost of the Russian invasion?
What is the relationship between Russia and Belarus?
Where did the Soviet military conduct their nuclear weapons tests?
Why did Putin invade Ukraine?
Would Putin use nuclear weapons?
How did racism play into the Soviet’s decision on where to test nuclear weapons?
Does the leader’s personality matter?
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Elizabeth Wood
Professor of Russian and Soviet History | MIT Center for International Studies
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