Nuclear Issues

CSIS’s Project on Nuclear Issues analyze nuclear policy issues including deterrence, escalation, and arms control, and is the leading network of nuclear policy professionals.

Ukraine’s Drone Swarms Are Destroying Russian Nuclear Bombers. What Happens Now?

Ukrainian drones have left Russian nuclear-capable bombers in flames. Will Ukraine’s June 1 drone attack, conducted thousands of miles inside Russian territory, change Russia’s nuclear posture? Could the same happen in the United States?

Critical Questions by Masao Dahlgren and Lachlan MacKenzie — June 4, 2025

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Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
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Joseph Rodgers
Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues