{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b7ceb0124cd20018047a5c/69a99d80c2eb2fc3abda0bd9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Better know a non-nuke: Belarus","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65b7ceb0124cd20018047a5c/1772723399992-e58529b8-d804-4e2b-9d78-583ceb778830.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>The Arms Control Primer</em>, Dr Alexander Bollfrass, Elena Sokova and Dr Alexander Sorg examine Belarus’s journey from hosting Soviet nuclear weapons to relinquishing them after independence and joining the NPT as a non-nuclear-weapon state.</p><p><br></p><p>They explore the disarmament process of the 1990s and assess the implications of Russia’s renewed deployment of nuclear-capable systems on Belarusian territory for arms control and regional security today.</p><p><br></p><p>📩 Join the conversation—follow us on X (@IISS_org), LinkedIn or Instagram (iissorg) or visit the webpage of our Strategy, Technology and Arms Control research programme: <a href=\"https://www.iiss.org/research/strategy-technology-and-arms-control/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strategy, Technology and Arms Control | IISS Research programme</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The International Institute for Strategic Studies "}