... INF Treaty it has become obvious that nearly fifty years old history of nuclear arms control is coming to its end.
The New START treaty is set to expire on February 5, 2021 and there is little doubt that it will be the end of it. It could be extended ... ... of a certain group of US politicians and experts the Treaty is “bad” because it does not contain special limitations for Russian MIRVed and heavy ICBMs). There are also forces in the United States that believe (for different reasons) it is not in ...
... trusted political and military allies overall. The coming military competition would require enormous costs at a time when the Russian economy is not up to the task.
The most important task is to rescue the INF Treaty. Rather than exchanging accusations in vain, the sides should work together to devise additional verification measures to eliminate suspicions on both sides. This should be followed by the signing of the next START Treaty that would cover the period after 2021. Based on these achievements the sides should reach agreement on measures ...
... NATO’s and Russia’s nuclear arms in Europe, which do not fall under the START Treaty limitations, i.e. the U.S. tactical nuclear arms, as well as the British... ... negotiate.
1.3. INF Treaty
In the United States, the debate has been stirred up that Russia is preparing to withdraw from that Treaty in connection with its testing of the... ... anti-missiles
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. By the end of this decade, their number might grow up to 1.5 thousand
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. Nevertheless, these systems cannot intercept the ICBMs and do not substantially...
