December 6, 2025International Review of PsychiatryOpen Access

Nuclear psychopathy? Exploring psychopathic trait estimates in Cold War political leaders inferred from expert-informant ratings

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Higher psychopathic traits were associated with notable leadership behaviors during the Cold War.
Expert-informant ratings demonstrated strong interrater reliability for psychopathic trait evaluations.
Retrospective evaluations were conducted using a dimensional inventory across prominent Cold War leaders.
Findings highlight potential correlations between psychopathic traits and international conflict behaviors.

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Observational analysis reveals interrater reliability of psychopathic traits in leadership during Cold War, suggesting implications for international conflict.

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Graña et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69337cfbb3f947a0a125a4fd https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2025.2596930

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Observational analysis reveals interrater reliability of psychopathic traits in leadership during Cold War, suggesting implications for international conflict.

Nuclear psychopathy? Exploring psychopathic trait estimates in Cold War political leaders inferred from expert-informant ratings

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Nuclear psychopathy? Exploring psychopathic trait estimates in Cold War political leaders inferred from expert-informant ratings

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