Search: INF Treaty,USA,Strategic stability (12 materials)

 

A Military Response to Russians’ Infernal Question

With the INF Treaty collapsed and Russian proposals to prevent another missile confrontation in Europe possibly rejected, the logical thing ... ... to strike weapons, military exercises near Russia’s borders—Russia will nevertheless be unable to neglect the flat-out refusal it encountered on the issues that were declared vital to its interests. In the event that Russia receives no sufficient ...

17.02.2022

The Post-INF Treaty world: Cutting Сosts and Reducing Risks

... of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Withdrawal from the INF Treaty and, more importantly, refusal to extend the New START Treaty would create major risks for the global non-proliferation... ... predictable, and potentially more dangerous. One hopes that the US withdrawal from the INF Treaty will not become just another item on Moscow’s laundry list of grievances... ... search for new models for reducing nuclear risks and strengthening global and regional strategic stability. First published in the DOC Research Institute .

22.10.2019

Russia — US: On the Brink of a New Nuclear Arms Race

... factors Following the withdrawal of the United States, and then Russia, from the INF Treaty, the fate of the 2010 New START Treaty, which expires on February 5, 2021... ... strengthening international security that are currently being proposed, including the issue of strategic stability, which is a focus of many specialists in military and political... ... technical means even the most minute violations. This resulted in numerous mutual accusations over extremely minor “violations” that had virtually no effect on the balance...

14.08.2019

End of Nuclear Arms Control: Do Not Beware the Ides of March

... which the New START will not be Renewed by 2021 and will thus Cease to Exist The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), one of the pillars of strategic stability in the world, fell apart before our very eyes. And now the foundations of the core instrument of global arms ... ... SORT treaties, has been pulled out from under us. Moreover, the collapse of the INF Treaty was accompanied by a litany of accusations against Russia in U.S. political circles and the media and counter accusations by Russia. And now the sides are accusing ...

04.07.2019

The World After the INF Treaty: Time to Let European Leaders in on the Game?

Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Andrey Kortunov on the Future of Nuclear Arms Control Andrey Kortunov: The Domino Effect: America’s Withdrawal from the INF Treaty and Its Ramifications Few of us remember how negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme began. In October 2003, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Dominique de Villepin and Federal Minister ...

05.02.2019

The Domino Effect: America’s Withdrawal from the INF Treaty and Its Ramifications

... launched the procedure of withdrawal from 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 to Andrei Kortunov, Director General of the ... ... level of argumentation is connected with 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 developed in many other countries, primarily ...

05.02.2019

Strategic Instability. RIAC Experts Discuss the Outcomes of the INF Treaty Suspension

On January 31, 2019, International Multimedia Press Center at IIA Rossiya Segodnya hosted a round table on the prospects for the continued existence of The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (The INF Treaty) and the existing international architecture for strategic stability. Representatives of Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) took part in the discussion. On January 31, 2019, International Multimedia Press Center at IIA Rossiya Segodnya hosted a round table on the prospects for the continued ...

03.02.2019

The Collapse of the INF Treaty as a Motivation?

... not-so-new” launcher had been planned all along, but did not emerge until now due to concerns about possible breaches of the INF Treaty, and that it was only greenlighted once an appropriate, militarily significant cruise missile had emerged that met ... ... 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 presents the key threat to prolonging ...

01.02.2019

Nuclear Catastrophe: Myth or Reality?

... Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian 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 withdrawal of the United States from ... ... deadly weapons. Moreover, Russia and the United States — the two countries, which are responsible to a great extent for the strategic stability in the world — are not conducting any negotiations on the issue. What could all this lead to? It truly ...

01.02.2019

Post-Helsinki Opportunities for New START and the INF Treaty?

... agree on ceilings but also improve communication [ 2 ] (including military-to-military) and begin work on precise, agreed, and approved (!) definitions for terminology and broader concepts related to nuclear weapons policy and strategy: deterrence, strategic stability etc. The latter process may start as a Track II discussion. Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky: INF Treaty: More than Just an Agreement The INF is a tougher topic. Both countries have officially accused each other of breaching the treaty, while denying the accusations of the other side. The US has already codified its accusations which, for example, serve as the justification for sanctions against enterprises involved in the production of 9M729 cruise missiles. Moreover, the inspection system outlined in the ...

26.07.2018
 

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