... universal system of strategic stability in the 21
st
century. This state of affairs will inevitably lead to a new round of the “Great Game” in which military security and other areas are under threat. Moreover, it will have a significant impact on international security and even the existing world order.
The arms control system will likely crumble, and we may very well see the beginnings of a new arms race. The INF Treaty was the cornerstone of the U.S.–Soviet arms control system. It allowed Russia and the United States to maintain institutional interaction ...
... Action (JCPOA) in July 2015. The agreement is quite rightly considered one of the most significant achievements in the field of international security this century; the JCPOA held its ground even when Donald Trump refused to comply with its provisions.
Fifteen ... ... the same kind of political will and imagination in the nuclear sphere that they demonstrated in 2003.
The future of nuclear arms control (if it has one) will in any case be multilateral in nature. And if the two superpowers have not coped with the mission ...
... Earth’s orbit.
In light of the above, the emergence of hypersonic weapons will introduce a number of destabilizing factors for international security. First, countries possessing such weapons will have an asymmetric advantage over other developing countries.... ... hypersonic weapons research are, in addition to Russia, the United States and China.
China
Andrey Kortunov:
Is There Life After Arms Control Death?
Despite its ambitious statements, China has not yet rolled out a reliable prototype of a hypersonic vehicle....
... Renewed by 2021 and will thus Cease to Exist
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), one of the pillars of strategic stability in the world, fell apart before our very eyes. And now the foundations of the core instrument of global arms control – the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) – are starting to crumble too, as it is looking dangerously unlikely that the bare minimum of extending the agreement will be achieved. It is time we started preparing ourselves for the ...
... Nuclear Forces Treaty (the INF Treaty) signed by the USSR and the United States in 1987. Once again, contrived pretexts are being put forward that fail to convince anyone and yet again show that Washington continues to openly disregard the interests of international security, including the security of its closest allies in Europe, Asia and throughout the world.
It is perfectly clear that the withdrawal of the United States from the INF Treaty will only accelerate the deployment of that type of missile ...
Perhaps the term “arms control” itself should be revised
Could the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty have been saved? No doubt. American and Russian experts have long discussed allegations of treaty violations in great detail, and there is no shortage ...
... Secretary of State for Defense Lord Des Browne were among the speakers at the Briefing.
The participants of the Briefing discussed the state of the Euro-Atlantic security, relations between Russia and the West, possible new initiatives in the field of arms control, as well as ways of resolving crisis situations in various regions of the world.
