... require appropriate budget decisions, and much more besides.
2.2. A security spoiler
The political consequences of the United States’ withdrawal from the treaty are already obvious and will continue to manifest themselves. In the field of nuclear arms control, the US decision could create a ‘domino effect’: if it abandons the INF Treaty, it puts the New START treaty’s extension into question. Mutual accusations about the failure to abide by this treaty — at least in terms of its spirit, if not the letter — are becoming increasingly loud both in Russia and the US, as are statements that the national security of either side will be guaranteed even ...
... Kortunov:
Is There Life After Arms Control Death?
It is, thus, highly likely that New START will not be extended and will cease to exist in February 2021. And Russia... ... needs to understand this. What will this mean for relations between the great powers, arms control, and, most importantly, national security and the development of military... ... capabilities?
The collapse of the Treaty will no doubt lead to increasingly frequent accusations of nuclear violations, possibly to a far greater level than we have witnessed during the disintegration of the INF Treaty. If Donald Trump loses the election, it will be difficult to reach an agreement...
... the Treaty on the Elimination of the Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). Russia, in turn, also suspended its participation in the INF. According... ... Affairs, the United States’ decision can create a “domino effect” in the nuclear arms control: by quitting the INF Treaty, Washington puts in question the prolongation of the New START agreement, and without the New START, there will be a broader issue of maintaining... ... the fact that the INF Treaty limits missiles of only two parties – Russia and the USA. Meanwhile, the technology of medium- and shorter-range missiles is being vigorously...
... however, would require both parties to act fairly boldly.
The Future of New START and Arms Control
It should be stressed here that, unless the United States resorts to overly... ... with the current pace and targets for the modernization of its SNF as permitted by the New START Treaty.
In early 2019, the U.S. media ran a Russian
letter
to the United... ... regard to the allegations of the United States that Moscow had failed to observe the INF Treaty [
5
]. Without going into much detail as to the essence of the mutual accusations, it should be noted that Washington’s failure to embrace a constructive approach...
... Federation (1998–2004), discusses the consequences of the U.S. withdrawing from the INF Treaty with the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta."
Today marks the start of the official... ... Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, another step towards the destruction of the international arms control regime established over 30 years ago. At the same time, military technology... ... Yes, the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty was signed in Moscow in 2002, and the New START was signed in 2010. And both these documents are, without a doubt, very important...
After Ditching the INF Treaty, the U.S. Risks Further Isolation
Seventeen years ago, in late 2001, the George W. Bush Administration announced ... ... are in high-risk regions where military tensions are already elevated.
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Post-Helsinki Opportunities for New START and the INF Treaty?
I would venture to suggest that, following the withdrawal from the INF Treaty, the U.S. Administration ...
Perhaps the term “arms control” itself should be revised
Could the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces ... ... ballistic missiles.
Optimists hope that Washington’s statements on withdrawing from the INF Treaty are just an instance of Trump’s peculiar negotiation tactics—a bluff... ... preserving it dwindle every month.
Dmitry Stefanovich:
Post-Helsinki Opportunities for New START and the INF Treaty?
Neither Russia nor the United States has displayed much...
