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The presence of colossal stockpiles of nuclear weapons in two or three great military powers reduces the likelihood of a general war in its traditional sense The presence ... ... most acute indirect conflict is taking place in maximum physical proximity to the main administrative and industrial centres of Russia. That is why many respectable observers now have some concerns about the correctness of the US strategy, which in its most ...
... known. 26 Bugos, Sh. Congress Endorses New Nuclear Weapon. Arms Control Today. January/February 2024. https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2024-02/news/congress-endorses-new-nuclear-weapon (accessed 05.06.2024). 27 MacDonald, E. The Sky’s the Limit on Nuclear Weapons Spending, But What Does It Really Get Us? The Equation. The Union of Concerned Scientists. 02.08.2023. https://blog.ucsusa.org/emacdonald/the-skys-the-limit-on-nuclear-weapons-spending-but-what-does-it-r... 28 Russia later revisited those projects with ICBM Sarmat and ALBM Kinzhal. 29 MacDonald, E. Op. cit. https://blog.ucsusa.org/emacdonald/the-skys-the-limit-on-nuclear-weapons-spending-but-what-does-it-r... 30] Presidential Address to Federal Assembly. Official ...
... control and risk reduction with Moscow and Beijing, albeit with each of them separately, looks very cynical Relations between Russia and China today are stable and characterized by an elevated level of mutual trust. The rapprochement between Moscow and ... ... essence of “extended deterrence” is changing: “nuclear umbrellas” are being replaced by supporting the possible use of nuclear weapons by non-nuclear forces. This trend is particularly evident in the interaction between Washington and Seoul, which ...
For 80 years, the Atom bomb has prevented a repeat of the horrors of the 1940s – Russia needs to leverage it again to stop American aggression Nuclear deterrence is not a myth. It kept the world safe during ... ... cooperation, has dawned. For the first time in history, the hegemony of a single power, the US, has been established globally. Nuclear weapons remain in the arsenals of the great powers - though fewer than at the height of the confrontation - but the fear ...
... charges within 30 days. Of particular significance are the U.S. plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons, including medium-range missiles, which further increases their strike... ... concentration of destruction capacity in the area of the Taiwan Strait, as well as Russia’s alleged deployment of missile weapons with an intermediate range of 3,500... ... total number of SM-3 interceptors of different versions is 265 with more than a thousand SM-6 interceptors for destroying targets in the atmosphere at a distance of up...
... passed its peak and entered a period of decline Elena Karnaukhova: In the context of Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, there are many discussions about the... ... the same time, China’s rapid economic and technological growth and Beijing’s refusal to accept the American offer to become a junior partner of the United States subjected... ... some another power) to maintain military and political balance in the world. Thus, nuclear weapons appeared in India, Pakistan, and the DPRK; Iran relaunched its nuclear...
Interview with Andrey Kortunov and Zhao Huasheng The conflict between Russia and Ukraine drags on. In response to France’s President Emmanuel Macron floating ... ... 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...
Over the last 20 years, China and Russia promoted the idea of complete demilitarization of outer space During a recent ... ... still exciting, topic of "star wars." Indeed, the potential deployment of nuclear weapons in space could lead to a significant shift in the global balance of... .... Today, they are widely used by both public and private sectors, and every year thousands of satellites arrive in already crowded orbits. To blind even a few of them—for...
..., at this stage, the Pacific countries are certainly not ready to host or deal with nuclear weapons in any other way. Nuclearizing the Periphery: Great Power Impacts Andrey... ... small states . At least three out of the five NWSs (nuclear weapon states)—China, Russia and the US—have direct stakes in the region. However, the crippled arms control... ... those of Beijing roughly tenfold, even though China is predicted to have about a thousand nuclear warheads by 2030. Moreover, preventing bilateral arms control arrangements...
... for some flexibility but also raises the risks of further escalation The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has demonstrated an unprecedented use of missile capabilities... ... make that much difference, except it’s almost impossible to stop it’. Similarly, USAF Commander Gen. Wolfers claimed that Russia’s aim was ‘to demonstrate the capability... ... combinations of conventional … capabilities, together with the unique deterrent effect of nuclear weapons.’ Further, as noted by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the dual...
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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