... postponed for a long time, but in connection with the exacerbating tensions with China and its decision to achieve strategic parity with the United States, the U.S. response should soon be expected.
The element of confrontation between the U.S. and China, the decision made by the UK to increase the number of deployed nuclear weapons of its own, as well as the aggravation of relations between Russia and the United States, together with the dialogue on strategic stability put on hold, usher in a new stage in the nuclear arms race in the world. Perhaps, this stressful situation will lead to a new multilateral arms control system.
At the doctrinal level, the United States has already indicated a transition ...
... definitions outlined in New START.
— The obvious exacerbation of U.S.–Russia and U.S.–China relations in general.
— The overall negative background in arms control.
The... ... negotiate an analogue of the 2002 Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions (SORT, also known as the Treaty... ... Might Withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies
Fight to the End
Obviously, to preserve strategic stability in the future, we will indeed need a wonderful “big deal."...
... decision-making systems and other elements that may be subject to ICT attacks.
What global steps can be taken today in response to these global threats to strategic stability, based on the experience gained in the bipolar era? First, all the parties involved (Russia, the United States and China) will have to find common ground in terms of what in their opinion constitutes strategic stability; develop and formalize a common understanding of the danger of ICT threats; and, of course, develop common approaches to assessing the probability of intentional and unintentional ICT attacks. Moreover, they will need to have a clear ...
... in New Defence Programmes
Prominent Western politicians have launched a global discussion about the risks associated with Russia developing hypersonic weapons. Arms control experts are attempting to estimate the potential of these new weapons, but ... ... increased from $201 million in 2018 to $278 million in 2019, and the overall cost of the program is estimated at $2 billion.
China has been no stranger to this “war of words,” with several fantastic
reports
emanating from the country about “successful ...
