... have paid more attention to the concrete proposal for willing European partners to start partaking in exercises of the French Strategic Nuclear Forces. This means, foremost, the air component, considering that the submarine one is far too sensitive. Besides,... ... aviation, of course, on jet fighters, but it is what it is.
Andrey Kortunov:
Four Pieces of Advice to Emmanuel Macron about the INF Treaty
It may be tempting to disperse to multiple airfields across Europe during a heightened threat, but this would require ...
... with regard to the use of strategic nuclear weapons. Should the U.S.–Russia consensus on nuclear weapons and associated delivery platforms deteriorate, the probability of regional nuclear conflicts will grow substantially.
How the Termination of the INF Treaty Could Affect Relations within NATO
Dmitry Stefanovich, Ivan Kalugin:
On the Balance of Strategic Nuclear Forces
Termination of the Treaty would almost inevitably present Europe with the same threats it faced in the 1980s, when the U.S. Pershing II Weapon System was deployed in Western Europe in the course of the confrontation with the USSR....
The simulation has shown that a sudden first strike by the United States on Russia would take out up to 86 per cent of Russia’s SNFs in “delivery systems” and 87 per cent in “explosive tonnage”.
The development of strategic nuclear forces (SNF) is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in light of the latest United States Nuclear Posture Review and other policy papers, as well as Russia’s announcement regarding the development of new nuclear delivery vehicles....
