... obvious that nearly fifty years old history of nuclear arms control is coming to its end.
After U.S. withdrawal from the 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 if both countries agree (they should express their intention to extend the treaty not later than September 2, 2020). Given ...
... many 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 related to missile defense systems and new conventional strategic weapons. After that, Russia, the United States and other countries ...
... used for. And those are all possibilities that are floating around.
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James M. Acton
Imagine that the program already exists and that it has been used against one of the countries you’ve mentioned. What international ramifications could the usage of the CPGS have?
I think it would depend a lot on the crisis. You know, if it were perceived as a situation in which the use of force by USA was justified, then, I think, people might accept its use. If it were a situation in which the Americans ...
.... It should also be borne in mind that according to SIPRI Russia and the U.S. account for 16.2 thousand out of total 17.3 thousand nuclear warheads existing in the world
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. It means that the share of France (300 nuclear warheads), UK (225), China ... ... present in their turn some information similar to the set of data exchanged between Russia and the U.S. in the framework of the START Treaty.
The existing Permanent 5 format should be used (four meetings have already been held in its framework). It seems ...
