... Nuclear Powers and the Future of the INF Treaty
Other official nuclear powers could play a positive role in the current crisis. China is a very important component of the equation: on the one hand, it is has the largest number of missile systems, both nuclear ... ... short-range missiles were primarily a threat due to their ability to carry nuclear warheads. Even with a range of several thousand kilometres they would ensure guaranteed destruction of their targets with warheads yielding hundreds of kilotons. Today,...
... Agreement
By withdrawing from the INF treaty, the U.S. is giving itself free rein not only in Europe but also in Asia. Beijing is likely to feel the impact of the U.S’s decision. Sooner or later, the Pentagon may start expanding its arsenal for deterring China to ensure that it maintains “escalation dominance.” Intermediate-range systems could play a significant role toward this end if U.S. allies in the region agree to host them.
Global security will also lose out. The nuclear nonproliferation regime,...
... the recent positive developments, its long term solution remains far from guaranteed. The task of accommodating the growing China’s influence is another challenge to be dealt with by the three powers.
The global context of deteriorating relations between ... ... them, is another one.
3. The United States and Russia should make utmost effort to overcome the vicious circle of distrust, accusations, pressure, and threats that is building up between them, and the political will necessary for this must be exercised ...
... lamentable: Russia and the U.S. are still working with developments from the 1970s, whereas China in 2007 tested a first-generation system. The fact that the superpowers have put... ... erstwhile Soviet and U.S. research, namely the creation of space stations and/or reusable manned spacecraft.
The so-called second space race was a political imitation... ... decades of space exploration, it is apparent that the impact of space equipment on international security is rather complex.
On the one hand, spacecraft enhance security...
... Washington’s actions. The most telling recent example was Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
At the same time, there can be no doubt that for a... ... voice their desire to preserve and strengthen allied relations with the United States.
China has reacted to the US administration’s attacks with little more than official... ... halfway will lead to positive changes in the world and contribute to the strengthening of international security.
RIAC and CSIS Report “Policy Priorities in U.S.-Russia Relations”...
... entirely possible.
REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Igor Ivanov:
Russia and the United States Have to Get Back
to Constructive Dialogue
However, any military pressure by the Americans will push Moscow further towards military partnership with Beijing. Russia and China are unlikely to form a full-fledged military alliance. But this is not necessary for Washington to find itself faced with the prospect of dual containment of Moscow and Beijing. In its own time, the Soviet Union had to bear such a burden holding ...
... covering the U.S. strategic aviation airfield on the island. Potentially, the island is within striking distance of Korean Musadan MRBMs, and THAAD, along with Aegis-carrying ships, is the only asset that has a chance of intercepting these missiles. ... ... Concept
Where Good Resolutions Lead
Why, then, did the strictly defensive and retaliatory move provoke such an angry reaction from China and Russia? Because it is not quite defensive and, to put it mildly, does not increase security on the peninsula.
As regards ...
... peninsula is one of the most militarized places on the entire planet. It is here where the interests of large powers like the US, China, and Russia intersect. The range of forces that could be deployed in a possible conflict (within a fairly limited space ... ... led to the decommissioning of about 200,000 people. The real number of North Korean military today is about 600 – 650 thousand troops (mostly ground troops with a rather small air force, navy, special forces, forces of the interior and border forces)....
The President of the Russian Federation’s recent
visit
to China was one of the most successful Russia–China top-level meetings in terms of practical content. The visit was also notable ... ... UN Charter in the political sphere; ensuring a balance of the entire range of weapons at the minimum level necessary and a refusal to expand military alliances that could potentially threaten other countries.
The declaration is key to future world politics....
