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How would the EU react to a nuclear strike by Russia?

21m · Battle Lines · 27 Mar 06:00

On today's bonus episode of Battle Lines James Rothwell speaks to Professor James Davis, a former advisor to Angela Merkel's government and the head of a new research group, the European Nucleus Study Group. which has been launched to advise experts and European leaders on the current nuclear crisis between Russia and NATO. They discuss what the west reaction would be to a nuclear attack by Russia and what precedent that would set for countries like India, Pakistan and North Korea.

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David Knowles (Host) @djknowles22 on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent) @jamesErothwell on X

Professor James Davis (Founder, European Nuclear Group) @profjdavis on X

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