Ukraine and the World’s Third-Largest Nuclear Arsenal
In 1991, Ukraine inherited the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world — thousands of warheads, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers. But within a few years, the country voluntarily gave up its nuclear weapons.
Why was this decision made? What role did the United States and Russia play? What did the Budapest Memorandum mean, and why has this story become relevant again during the full-scale war?
Why was this decision made? What role did the United States and Russia play? What did the Budapest Memorandum mean, and why has this story become relevant again during the full-scale war?