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Why Did the United States Want Ukraine's Nuclear-Free Status so Much? Domestic Researcher Mariana Budjerin Has Been Studying This Story for Decades - an Excerpt From Her Book “Inheritance Bomb”

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At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles in Ukraine, 46 of which were the latest model RT-23UTH with ten nuclear warheads in each. There were also 44 strategic bombers capable of carrying missiles with nuclear warheads, in particular the most modern Tu-160, and 2,883 units of tactical nuclear weapons. By June 2, 1996, Ukraine got rid of all this, having lost its nuclear status, in exchan…
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At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, there were 176 intercontinental ballistic missiles in Ukraine, 46 of which were the latest model RT-23UTH with ten nuclear warheads in each. There were also 44 strategic bombers capable of carrying missiles with nuclear warheads, in particular the most modern Tu-160, and 2,883 units of tactical nuclear weapons. By June 2, 1996, Ukraine got rid of all this, having lost its nuclear status, in exchan…

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babel.ua broke the news in on Friday, July 25, 2025.
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