... beyond the New START looks highly unlikely at this juncture. Moreover, all nuclear powers–from the United Kingdom to China–continue to vigorously modernize and build up their nuclear arsenals.
The future of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), adopted by the UN General Assembly more than a quarter century ago, looks dim. The CTBT has not even entered into force due to the reluctance of some important nations, including the United States, to ratify it. Not so long ago, Moscow allowed ...
If Washington does not resist the temptation to resume nuclear testing - which cannot be ruled out - it is the CTBT that will fall the victim
Ambassador Anatoly Antonov‘s answer to a media question
Dear Ambassador Antonov, how could you comment on the administration's statement on the occasion of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests?
Anatoly Antonov: ...
... fifty years of nuclear arms control history had come to an end.
If New START had ceased to exist on February 5 this year, the nuclear arms control system would have been completely dismantled, after which the question of the viability of the NPT and CTBT would obviously arise.
In addition, the destruction of this system would most likely lead to an uncontrolled multilateral arms race, including strategic land-based and submarine-based missiles, medium-range missiles, non-strategic nuclear weapons,...
... the Treaty: non-proliferation, disarmament and the peaceful use of nuclear energy. These include supporting the establishment of the Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (MEWMDFZ), universalising the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), providing ideas for a set of new nuclear risk reduction measures, and answering challenges related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
Can Moscow and London Find a Way forward on the NPT?
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