Walking on Atomic Eggshells

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has underscored the extent to which Russian nuclear disarmament is critical to U.S. national security.

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Russian service members drive tanks during drills held by the armed forces of the Southern Military District at the Kadamovsky range in the Rostov region, Russia, February 3, 2022.

Sergey Pivovarov/Reuters

The cliché of the day: We need to find an “off ramp” for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, a face-saving way for the Russian caudillo to end his campaign of atrocities abroad and bring his troops home — at some considerable cost to Ukrainian sovereignty.

Here is a question nobody is asking: What is the United States’s off ramp?

Kevin D. Williamson

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Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.

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