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A Ukrainian nuclear program: Could it be done?

A majority of Ukrainians support reviving nuke capabilities. This is a story about both the engineering challenges and the Ukrainian feeling of betrayal from both the West AND Russia.

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For a brief period just over thirty years ago, Ukraine possessed the third-largest nuclear arsenal in the world. 

Its missiles could…

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