... Russia of violating the treaty and calling for a return to compliance. Yet, those accusations would have been released anyway. That said, administration officials tried... .... In the following months, the United States announced that it would stop providing Russia with relevant information on the status of its strategic nuclear forces (SNF)... ... ironic rebukes from Moscow
. This may be due to Moscow’s reluctance to both break the New START and “legitimize” the format of “suspension” as the United States always...
... working group on strategic stability issues of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) took place.
The discussion focused on the following issues: prospects for strengthening strategic stability, taking into account the recent extension of Russia-the U.S. New START Treaty, non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, new confidence-building measures in the nuclear field, and possible measures to limit the qualitative arms race. On the Russian side, the discussion was attended by Yevgeny Buzhinsky, RIAC Vice President,...
Sustained confrontation between Washington and Moscow would handicap Russia’s own development
A new chapter in American history has begun.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has been sworn in as the ... ... agreements no doubt meet the long-term interests of both countries.
Arms control
First, there is arms control. Extending the New START Treaty without any additional conditions meets the security interests of both sides. All that is needed for this is ...
... foreign policy. This included
renegotiating
the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA),
pulling
the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, and even refusing to extend New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) or negotiate a new disarmament treaty with the Russian Federation.
On top of that, Trump’s administration and foreign policy pulled the U.S. away from the world stage. For example, the
U.S. pulled out
of the landmark Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) which would have put measures in place ...
... munitions, but they may be addressed by very different measures.
Expert Opinions on Russia’s Basic Nuclear Deterrence Principles
If it were up to me, I would tell the... ... Why don’t we count, for instance, nuclear air-launched cruise missiles? Under the New START we count each heavy bomber as one delivery vehicle and one warhead while,... ... Furthermore, if we plan to go into centralized storages let us start with counting several thousand strategic warheads, cruise missiles and gravity bombs relocated there from strategic...
Experts agree that a positive shift in U.S.-Russia relations could jump-start the process of advancing a healthier global atmosphere
The recent Democratic and Republican ... ... and dangerous international situation would certainly have a positive significance. Another proposal involves prolonging the New START immediately and without any pre-conditions, while simultaneously launching intensive consultations on a broad range ...
... quick fix that shatters years-long processes, negotiations and further destabilizes the Russia-U.S. relationship and the world at large.
II. The blame game — American Accusations Do Not Outweigh Russian Concerns
Alexander Yermakov:
The Countdown for New START
In addressing US accusations of Russian violations, one needs to consider the above new context that has presented itself, together with the complex “
multi-dimensional nature of compliance-related interactions (political, technical and tactical)
” which forms the very
essence
...
... the Principle that a Nuclear War Cannot be Won and Must Never be Fought and Extending New START
Reinforcing the Principle that a Nuclear War Cannot be Won and Must Never... ... nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, and that the United States and Russia should preserve and extend New START for five years. Together, these two steps... ... for International Peace, United States
Ambassador Richard Burt
Chairman Global Zero USA, United States
Evgeny Buzhinskiy
Chairman of PIR Center Executive Board; Vice-President...
Even if the political clouds are miraculously dispersed and the New START is revived in the coming months, it would not do much to bring back the Soviet-American model of arms control that took ... ... couch watching TV, drinking beer and snacking on chips.
Igor Ivanov:
The World after START
That’s about how the approaches of Russian analysts were divided a year ago, when light clouds in the area of arms control turned into an actual storm, that is, ...
... implemented sporadic variations of this strategy that have lacked coherence in both articulation and implementation.
When it comes to Russia, a clear, coherent strategy has been virtually non-existent. There has been a failure on behalf of administrations in Washington ... ... common ground will likely lead to stabilizing solutions that advance the interests and security of both countries.
Renew the New START Treaty and Promote Broader Cooperation on Arms Control
In the past two decades, there has been much progress lost in ...
