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The INF Treaty Is Under Attack. Down a Road Paved with Good Intentions

... first time during the Cold War, the parties agreed to eliminate entire classes of nuclear weapons that had been deployed in great numbers and had had a major significance for military planning. U.S. Army Pershing II in Germany In its current form the INF Treaty has long been an unfair arrangement since only the U.S. and Russia imposed self-restrictions. The exacerbation of tensions, mutual pressure and accusations have put a cornerstone Russia-U.S. agreement – the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ...

04.04.2017

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Bargain Basement Ballistic Missile Defence

The official opening of a ballistic missile defence base in Romania was among the top news stories last week news on the worsening Russia–America “partnership.” To be precise, the Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defence System was “certified” at the US Naval base in Deveselu on May 12, and it is now officially operation-ready [1] . Construction was actually completed a year ago, in May 2015 (having lasted 18 months), with the time in between being used to test Aegis...

18.05.2016

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)