... likely to feel the impact of the U.S’s decision. Sooner or later, the Pentagon may start expanding its arsenal for deterring China to ensure that it maintains “escalation dominance.” Intermediate-range systems could play a significant role toward ... ... out. Not only is it difficult and perhaps even impossible to ratify any national agreement today, especially with regards to nuclear weapons, the ongoing U.S.-Russia confrontation further complicates this process. Under such strained conditions, whether ...
... international cooperation in this area. As far as we can tell, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and missile technologies is not national idea or strategic goal of North... ... Northeast Asia, with responsibility for security being distributed by sector among Russia, China, the United States and South Korea. It is common knowledge that Russia presented... ... withdrawal of one of the sides from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, or the refusal to extend the START III Treaty).
The question arises: What will happen if North...
... Government Relations Manager.
On October 16, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) conducted a webinar “Russia, USA, and China, and the prospects for ‘global zero’”. The event was attended by Richard Weitz, Director of the Center for Political-Military ... ... moderator of the event was Nikolay Markotkin, RIAC Media and Government Relations Manager.
The issue of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is extremely pending. On October 6, the Nobel Committee announced the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for the International ...
... Nobel Committee announced that it was awarding the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN – the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
On October the 6
th
the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that it was awarding the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize ... ... use of the nuclear weapons becomes real for the first time in many years. Although there is general consensus between Russia, China and the US on the need to contain nuclear ambitions of Pyongyang, diverse differences between the three countries impedes ...
... escalation could happen at any moment.
The Northeast Asian drama involves three main actors: North Korea, the United States, and China. What are the motives behind the key characters in this drama, which more often than not smacks of farce?
North Korea is ... ... South Korea. The only way for Pyongyang to safeguard itself against its external enemies and preserve sovereignty is to have nuclear weapons.
Alexey Arbatov:
U.S. Nuclear Warheads' Scary Modernization
The U.S., for its part, is trying to prevent the ...
... a discussion of realistic options that could help lead to the eventual resolution of a number of disputes.
Ilya Kravchenko:
USA and NATO: Who Needs Who?
Geostrategic Concerns
At the roots of the crisis is the fact that NATO and the European Union (EU) ... ... race? Should the INF treaty and other treaties be updated or expanded to include other states, such as the European states and China?
Washington is also in the process of modernizing its tactical nuclear weapons systems, such as the B-61-12, in part by extending its range. For its part, Moscow has threatened to deploy its ...
On January 9, 2014 a trilateral meeting of experts from Russia, USA and China devoted to the issues of nuclear non-proliferation and security in the Asia-Pacific region and North-East Asia took place in Washington, DC. The meeting was organized by the
Nuclear Threat Initiative
.
During the discussion, participants touched ...
