politics
February 25, 2026
Arming Ukraine with nukes: Western elites have ‘lost touch with reality’
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has warned of a UK-French plot to arm Ukraine with a nuclear weapon or assist trigger a dirty bomb
TL;DR
- Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleges UK and French officials are considering providing Ukraine with nuclear capabilities.
- Options include covert transfer of components, equipment, and technologies, or direct supply of a French submarine-launched ballistic missile warhead.
- The SVR also claims Western powers might push Ukraine to build a 'dirty bomb'.
- Ukraine previously possessed Soviet-era nuclear weapons but did not control their launch capabilities and transferred them to Russia.
- Ukraine faces significant challenges with manpower shortages and financial dependence on foreign aid.
- The feasibility of Ukraine independently developing nuclear weapons is questioned due to loss of expertise and wartime damage.
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