Search: NATO,USA,Nuclear weapons (18 materials)

 

Prepare for the Worst and Strive for the Best. Russia’s and China’s Perceptions of Developments in International Security

... on. In response to France’s President Emmanuel Macron floating the idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, there has been a storm of indignation and a wave of disavowals... ... of soldiers have been fighting for two years, using almost all heavy weapons except nuclear weapons such as airplanes, tanks, artillery, warships, missiles, etc., and the... ..., like all wars it has caused enormous suffering on both sides, with hundreds of thousands of military personnel and civilians killed and wounded, cities and houses reduced...

12.03.2024

A Dangerous Gamble: The Russia-American Nuclear Game in the Ukraine Crisis

... 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 weapons and can therefore boldly provide military support to Ukraine. Both sides are at loggerheads,...

21.11.2023

Why Russia cannot ‘sober up the West’ by using a nuclear bomb

... be said that the existence of this system was largely determined by the existence of nuclear weapons, but it was not exhausted by this factor. And when other elements of... ... security guarantees, threatening “military and technical measures” in case of refusal. The nature of these measures was revealed with the launch of the military operation... ... was the case. One could argue that the comparison is flawed because the US and its NATO allies are not directly threatened by the Ukraine conflict, whereas nuclear escalation...

29.06.2023

Russia-NATO International Expert Dialog Meeting on the U.S. and Russia Nuclear Weapons Modernization Issues

... on Russia-NATO relations was held, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states. The organizers of the dialog on the Russian side included RAS Institute for the U.S. and Canadian Studies and RAS Institute of Europe. The meeting focused on the U.S. and Russia nuclear weapons modernization issues, new technologies and implications for the nuclear balance, strategic and pre-strategic: ...

18.03.2023

Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0 Over Ukraine?

It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict into a global one It is safe to assume that ... ... confronting Russia. It is in a constant search for opportunities to achieve global military dominance. Over previous decades, the NATO military machine has approached Russia’s borders in several “waves”—where a powerful striking fist was raised over ...

30.09.2022

NATO Not Taking Nuclear War Threat Seriously

... moments since the Cuban Missile Crisis six decades ago. "The current generation of NATO politicians clearly does not take the nuclear threat seriously," Antonov told... ... cast Russia as the aggressor in escalating nuclear tensions, Antonov called these accusations "baseless," and "part of a propaganda campaign launched against... ... Ukrainian territory." He then outlined the "conditions under which the use of nuclear weapons is possible" as per Russia's official doctrine, which he said states...

06.05.2022

Advancing Strategic Stability in the Euro-Atlantic Region, 2021 and Beyond

... today, leaders face risks of miscalculation, compounded by the potential for the use of nuclear weapons, where millions could be killed in minutes. Do we have the tools to... ... Advancing Strategic Stability For decades, strategic stability between the United States, NATO, and the Soviet Union/Russia included a mutual recognition of vital interests,... ... Commission on Missing Persons, United States Ambassador Richard Burt Chairman, Global Zero USA, United States Evgeny Buzhinskiy Chairman of the PIR Center Executive Board; Vice-President...

07.06.2021

Is Non-Nuclear Deterrence Possible?

If hundreds or even thousands of missiles are not enough to force a third-world country to surrender, then ... ... allows it to be used as an argument against the insinuation that the threshold for using nuclear weapons is lower, and that its role in Russian military thought is not as important... ... deter first and foremost. You can doubt the decisiveness of the European members of NATO all you like, but if the desire to build up forces to deter the adversary using...

30.06.2020

The British Nuclear Trident

... community, especially since the UK’s Ministry of Defence is mandated to notify the Parliament about any plans to develop new nuclear weapons. Giving credit where it is due, a relevant public statement was made very promptly. Alexander Yermakov: Is France’s ... ... aggressor and there is no doubt that the UK has the requisite capabilities. Nuclear weapons can be used independently or as part of NATO’s nuclear forces. Since 1994, it has been assumed that Tridents are de-targeted. Yet, retention of a certain ambiguity ...

27.04.2020

Is France’s Nuclear Shield Big Enough to Cover All of Europe?

... disarmament (someday, like other powers), it was vital to “keep the powder dry.” The President reiterated the promise to not use nuclear weapons against those countries that had signed and honoured the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). According to ... ... contribute to the pan-European security, yet remain ‘sovereign:’ Paris will neither, as a matter of principle, be part of the NATO Nuclear Planning Group nor will it participate in the NATO’s Nuclear Sharing [ 1 ]. Notwithstanding European solidarity ...

08.04.2020
 

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