TY - BOOK ID - 78677462 TI - Russian nuclear orthodoxy : religion,politics, and strategy PY - 2019 SN - 1503608654 9781503608658 9781503608054 9781503608641 PB - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Church and state KW - Nuclear weapons KW - Atomic weapons KW - Fusion weapons KW - Thermonuclear weapons KW - Weapons of mass destruction KW - No first use (Nuclear strategy) KW - Nuclear arms control KW - Nuclear disarmament KW - Nuclear warfare KW - Government policy KW - President Putin. KW - Russian Orthodox Church. KW - church-military relations. KW - national ideology. KW - national security policy. KW - nuclear strategy. KW - nuclear weapons. KW - political myths. KW - state-church relations. KW - the Patriarch. KW - Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ KW - Political activity. KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Military policy. KW - Chiesa ortodossa russa KW - Chiesa russa KW - Eglise russe KW - Orthodox Eastern Church (Russian) KW - Rosiĭsʹka pravoslavna t︠s︡erkva KW - RPT︠S︡ KW - Russian Church KW - Russian Orthodox Church KW - Russian Orthodox Eastern Church KW - Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche KW - Russische Orthodoxe Kirche KW - РПЦ KW - Російська православна церква KW - Русская православная церковь UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78677462 AB - A nuclear priesthood has arisen in Russia. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the Russian Orthodox Church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of Russian national security, politics, and identity. This extraordinary intertwining of church and military is nowhere more visible than in the nuclear weapons community, where the priesthood has penetrated all levels of command and the Church has positioned itself as a guardian of the state's nuclear potential. Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy considers how, since the Soviet collapse in 1991, the Church has worked its way into the nuclear forces, the most significant wing of one of the world's most powerful military organizations. Dmitry Adamsky describes how the Orthodox faith has merged with Russian national identity as the Church continues to expand its influence on foreign and domestic politics. The Church both legitimizes and influences Moscow's assertive national security strategy in the twenty-first century. This book sheds light on the role of faith in modern militaries and highlights the implications of this phenomenon for international security. Ultimately, Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy interrogates the implications of the confluence of religion and security for other members of the nuclear club, beyond Russia. ER -