Nuclear fear has done nothing but rise ever since the Cold War. The current tensions between Russia and the rest of the world due to the Russian attacks in Ukraine have added to the world population’s dread. A simple solution to the threat of nuclear catastrophe would be nuclear disarmament. However, the theory of mutual deterrence suggests that the previous is not an ideal solution. The specific case study of the Ukraine conflict puts the issue of nuclear weapons in a realist perspective and illustrates how consequentialist theories are best suited for dilemmas that could affect the whole…