... end of the cold war, but the most dangerous period since the cold war. People often raise the question of whether the world will enter a new cold war, but it is more appropriate to ask whether the world will enter a new hot war, because in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine armed conflict millions 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 U.S. and the NATO countries are already nearly directly involved. Under such circumstances, the talk about whether there will be a new cold war seems too pale. Some people regard the absence of two major military blocs, two major ideological systems and two major ...
... engage in some kind of interest exchange, with mutual commitments, such as that NATO would not deploy nuclear weapons close to Russia, or that NATO would not admit Ukraine to the organization, in exchange for assurances from Russia that it would not use nuclear weapons? Neither Russia nor NATO would accept this. NATO has always insisted on the autonomy of its state-members in deciding on defense matters, and the bloc does not accept the veto power of other countries over NATO's decision-making, and it will not give Russia a guarantee that ...
... but just a local one.
It is reasonable to ask here why an atomic attack on another nuclear-armed state or bloc [in this case NATO] would not quickly escalate into the same thermonuclear all-out war, i.e. an exchange of fire between Russia and the US? The whole system of relations in the nuclear sphere, as the theorists of deterrence point out, is based primarily ... ... technology. And this game is designed to discourage the enemy from even thinking about a possible nuclear attack.
The use of nuclear weapons means the end game and essentially nullifies their special role, turning them simply into a very powerful means ...
On March 16, 2023, a regular online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations was held, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European ... ... 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: ...
It is safe to assume that any use of nuclear weapons could quickly lead to an escalation of a local or regional conflict ... ... allow the explosive situation of the 1960s to repeat. It is important that not only Russia and the United States, but also other nuclear states, confirmed in a common statement... ... for opportunities to achieve global military dominance.
Over previous decades, the NATO military machine has approached Russia’s borders in several “waves”—where...
... warning to Ukraine and the entire Western world is somewhat open-ended, namely, concerning the other party’s possible response. A strike against NATO territory will immediately “activate” Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and start a direct Russia–NATO conflict up to massive mutual use of nuclear weapons. Russia’s President indirectly confirmed it when he said in his Address to the Federal Assembly on March 1, 2018, “Any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies, weapons of short, medium or any yield will be considered as ...
... however, deployed nuclear weapons to a number of other allied states including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Turkey.
This nuclear sharing policy, through which such weapons remain solely under U.S. control, has prompted concerns from Russia that Ukraine's NATO aspirations could also bring nuclear weapons to the neighboring former Soviet republic seeking closer ties to the West.
As such, Antonov argued that "it is not us who are the source of unhealthy speculations about unleashing a nuclear war."
"They were initiated by ...
... European countries.
Six Principles for Advancing Strategic Stability
For decades, strategic stability between the United States, NATO, and the Soviet Union/Russia included a mutual recognition of vital interests, redlines, and the means to reduce the risks of accident or miscalculation leading to conflict, especially conflict escalating to the use of nuclear weapons. Today, however, clashing national interests, insufficient dialogue, eroding arms control agreements, advanced ...
On April 15, 2021, a regular online international expert dialogue on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states.
On April 15, 2021, a regular online international expert dialogue on Russia-NATO relations took ...
On July 30, 2020, an online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states
On July 30, 2020, an online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing ...
