Nuclear rhetoric and escalation management in Russia’s war against Ukraine

The research data described below was produced by the Working Paper titled "One Year of Nuclear Rhetoric and Escalation Management in Russia's War Against Ukraine: A Chronology," covering the period between February 24, 2022, and February 3, 2023. Understanding Russian-Western nuclear interactions throughout the year of 2022 is the focal point of the research project. In particular, the following aspects have been brought to the fore: what statements and actions with a nuclear dimension did Russia and the West make in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine? What reactions did Russia’s nuclear rhetoric trigger? In turn, how did Russia react to Western rejoinders, warnings and counter-threats? To answer these research questions, the researchers collected all politically significant statements and actions by the Russian Federation and Western states, particularly the United States and NATO allies, with a nuclear dimension. The study was led by Dr. Liviu Horovitz and Anna Clara Arndt and was financed by the Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear (Dis-)Order (STAND) project at SWP, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Defence. In summary, this study provides a comprehensive chronology of the nuclear rhetoric and escalation management strategies employed by Russia and the West in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

other keywords: nuclear weapon, nuclear disarmament, nuclear signalling, nuclear policy
weitere Schlagworte: Nuklearwaffen, Atomwaffen, Nukleare Abschreckung, Atompolitik

下面描述的研究数据由题为《俄罗斯对乌克兰战争中核修辞（nuclear rhetoric）与升级管理（escalation management）的一年：年表》的工作论文生成，涵盖2022年2月24日至2023年2月3日期间。理解2022年全年俄罗斯与西方的核互动（nuclear interactions）是该研究项目的核心。具体而言，以下方面被重点关注：在俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰（full-scale invasion of Ukraine）的背景下，俄罗斯与西方采取了哪些具有核维度（nuclear dimension）的声明和行动？俄罗斯的核修辞引发了哪些反应？反过来，俄罗斯对西方的回应、警告和反威胁（counter-threats）作何反应？为回答这些研究问题，研究人员收集了俄罗斯联邦与西方国家（尤其是美国和北约盟友）所有具有政治重要性且涉及核维度的声明和行动。该研究由Liviu Horovitz博士和Anna Clara Arndt牵头，由德国国际和安全事务研究所（SWP）的战略威胁分析与核（无）秩序（STAND）项目资助，而该项目的资金来源于德国联邦国防部。总而言之，本研究提供了一份全面的年表，记录了俄罗斯与西方为应对俄罗斯入侵乌克兰而采用的核修辞与升级管理策略。

其他关键词：核武器（nuclear weapon）、核裁军（nuclear disarmament）、核信号传递（nuclear signalling）、核政策（nuclear policy）
更多关键词：核武器（Nuklearwaffen）、核武器（Atomwaffen）、核威慑（Nukleare Abschreckung）、核政策（Atompolitik）