RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION STRATEGY IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR SECURITY: EXAMINING KEY NARRATIVES
RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION STRATEGY IN THE FIELD OF NUCLEAR SECURITY: EXAMINING KEY NARRATIVES
Author(s): Oleksandr YaroshchukSubject(s): Political history, Security and defense, Politics and communication, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PIC Promotion of the Intercultural Cooperation
Keywords: nuclear security; Russia; Ukraine; aggression; disinformation strategy;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines the key Russian strategic and tactical narratives on nuclear security during Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine. Particular attention will be given to Russian claims that Ukraine is developing a “dirty bomb,” that Ukraine is shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and that the Ukrainian nuclear industry is decaying. The Russian disinformation campaign against the Ukrainian nuclear energy sector is part of a broader Russian strategy of nuclear blackmail against Ukraine and the West.
Journal: Ukraine Analytica
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 01 (30)
- Page Range: 27-36
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English