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Related: About this forumWhy Doesn't Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons? - NBC News
Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, there are been a lot of concern regarding Russias nuclear arsenal and Ukraines lack thereof. NBC News Joshua Johnson is joined by former U.S. ambassador to Russia and NBC News analyst Michael McFaul to take a look back at when and why Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal. Aired on 03/11/2022.
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Why Doesn't Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons? - NBC News (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2022
OP
The Kremlin was actually built as a fortress - by Italian artisans around 1492!
Rhiannon12866
Mar 2022
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SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)1. They disarmed for a promise of protection.
Rhiannon12866
(202,956 posts)2. Thanks! The history is important...
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. Yes it is.
I'll bet they regret believing the promise of protection everyday.
onecaliberal
(32,471 posts)4. They were promised they would be protected.
In 1994, after expansive negotiations, Ukraine signed an agreement called the Budapest Memorandum with Russia, the UK and the US where it agreed to dismantle its arsenal of nuclear weapons and delivery systems (bombers and missiles), with the West providing financial assistance. In return, Ukraine had also got the assurance that Russia, US and UK would refrain from threatening it and respect its independence and sovereignty and the existing borders.
Groundhawg
(517 posts)5. They did. they traded them for the promise of safety.
magicguido
(6,315 posts)6. What if Ukraine "borrowed" a nuke from India; and dropped it on the Kremlin?
Rhiannon12866
(202,956 posts)7. The Kremlin was actually built as a fortress - by Italian artisans around 1492!
I visited there back in the late '80s with my grandmother who was part of a peace group. There was a lot of hope there back then under Gorbachev's more progressive policies.