The Science behind the War in Ukraine

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From the psychological impact on children to the catastrophic potential of nuclear weapons, our reporting explores the science behind Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Subscribe to follow our coverage of the biggest challenges facing the world. Save 20% on an annual digital subscription. Subscribe for just $23.99 per year. • 12 digital issues per year • 4-year rolling digital archive access • Scientific American App

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Russia Is Using ‘Digital Repression’ to Suppress Dissent The Putin regime has a portfolio of digital tools to control information and crack down on protests within the country.

How Ukraine Unplugged from Russia and Joined Europe’s Power Grid with Unprecedented Speed Engineers achieved “a year’s work in two weeks” to safely do so.

‘Limited’ Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would Be Catastrophic Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows the limits of nuclear deterrence.

What to Tell Kids about Ukraine: Recommendations from a Psychologist Children are worried by Russia’s attack and need explanations about what is going on, a family counselor says.

How Do We End Wars? A Peace Researcher Puts Forward Some Innovative Approaches Young people and women need to be more involved in a continual process of averting armed conflict.

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