The sort of scenarios that might lead to the use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war would require a significant deterioration in Russian fortunes — and greater western involvement in the conflict.
Kibrom Abay, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Guush Berhane, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
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