Evgeny Buzhinsky has spent much of his professional life with the threat of global nuclear destruction hanging over his head. A lifelong Russian military officer, he earned his PhD in military sciences in 1982, just as the Cold War was entering its most dangerous period, and served in the Soviet general staff during an arms race that several times came perilously close to triggering a nuclear war that neither side wanted.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Vox: Former top Russian general says Russia will defend eastern Ukraine, even if it means taking Kiev
A pro-Russian rebel of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic sits atop a tank before taking part in rehearsals for the Victory Day parade in Donetsk on May 5, 2015.
