... mention the unceasing territorial disputes that occasionally result in border clashes.
That being said, it is no wonder that non-traditional security challenges in the region have been extensively discussed as of late. The
pronounced relationship
between nuclear weapons and conventional forces is merely one instance that demonstrates the relevance of the nuclear factor in this context. Nonetheless, out of all types of WMD (weapons of mass destruction), nuclear warfare can hardly be omitted from the system ...
... for enhancing integrated deterrence against missile-related threats including hypersonic weapons and ‘lower-tier threats’ such as UAVs, through ‘tailored combinations of conventional … capabilities, together with the unique deterrent effect of nuclear weapons.’ Further, as noted by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the dual capability of hypersonic missiles may pose
additional nuclear escalation risks
by confusing adversaries about a state’s intentions.
In the American understanding,...
... outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia and the United States have been engaged in an almost open nuclear game, but in different forms and with different objectives. Both Russia and the United States are well aware of the presence of the nuclear weapons factor in this conflict. Russia's main objective is to deter the United States and NATO from directly intervening in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The U.S., on the other hand, tends to believe that Russia will not or dare not use nuclear ...
On October 25, 2023, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) held a round table on international security issues
On October 25, 2023, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) held a round table on international security issues.
During the round table, Russian and Pakistani experts discussed current issues related to the erosion of the international nuclear arms control regime and the modernization...
... the West now argue that, as Iran becomes an increasingly important partner for Russia and also for China under the current geopolitical circumstances, both Moscow and Beijing may at some point look more favorably at the prospect of Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons and advanced means of their delivery.
Still, Russia and China are not unreasonably dissatisfied with the inconsistency demonstrated by the United States in its attitude toward the JCPOA. This inconsistency, as well as direct threats against ...
... remains a renegade. Other countries in their decisions on this issue look at the US who in fact contributes to the erosion of this important agreement on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation.
Second. The United States is the only country that has used nuclear weapons. Moreover, it was done against the civilian population. Two Japanese cities were wiped off the map without any military purpose, hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens were killed. If the US felt even a drop of shame and guilt for ...
... the Reykjavik summit: “We declare that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” On their own behalf, the representatives of the five leading powers added: “As nuclear use would have far-reaching consequences, we also affirm that nuclear weapons—for as long as they exist—should serve defensive purposes, deter aggression, and prevent war.” [
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These provisions, in slightly different versions, are endlessly repeated in official documents of the UN, the OSCE and NATO, Russia,...
The book contains a lot of well-researched material and will be of use to a wide range of readers and scholars
The book “Nuclear Russia” is coming out at the crucial and difficult period for nuclear (and, in fact not just nuclear) arms control, non- proliferation and disarmament. To put it squarely, towards the end of the second decade of the 21st century this process ended up in deep systemic crisis (like many other areas of international life).
“Nuclear Russia” is not a textbook for students...
... (that would expire during the next presidential tenures in the United States and Russia) and the long list of accumulated problems in the field of ensuring strategic stability.
Russia was increasingly concerned about further limitations on strategic nuclear weapons, pointing to
the nuclear missile capabilities of the America’s NATO allies—the United Kingdom and France
, as well as to the growing countervailing capabilities (aimed at defeating the nuclear triad and control centers) of long-range ...
... international community. Despite many gloomy predictions, over the last half a century the proliferation process was quite slow: on top of the five recognized nuclear states only three other nations (India, Pakistan and North Korea) have openly tested nuclear weapons, and another one (Israel) has kept a deliberate ambiguity on its nuclear status.
However, this positive track record gives no reasons to be complacent about the future. The last NPT Review Conference (August 2022) revealed an evident lack ...
