Will Russia detonate a nuclear weapon in a country other than Ukraine or Russia by end of 2023?
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This question will resolve as YES if Russia detonates a nuclear weapon in any country other than Ukraine or Russia after October 3, 2022 and before January 1, 2024. Otherwise NO.

  • For the purposes of this question, a country's territory will include the 12 nautical mile territorial sea.

  • For the purposes of this question, Ukrainian territory will be defined as internationally recognized prior to 2014 (that is, including Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk)

  • To qualify, the nuclear weapon must be detonated less than 100 kilometers above Earth's mean sea level.

  • A test detonation would count towards question resolution.

  • Any of a deliberate, inadvertent, or accidental/unauthorised detonation would count towards question resolution.

  • Determination of whether a nuclear detonation was by Russia will be based on reliable media reporting.

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My forecast is based primarily on https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/2nDTrDPZJBEerZGrk/samotsvety-nuclear-risk-update-october-2022 (a forecasting team with a strong track record).

They forecast the probability of Russia using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine in the next year at 16%. Conditional on that, they forecast the probability of nuclear conflict beyond Ukraine in the next year at 9.6% (so 1.5% probability of both happening).

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