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Is nuclear blackmailing going to be a new normal?

... every country, which added nuclear weapons to its armoury, ever since it was invented. It spiralled into a competition, which came under some control after the realisation of its devastation in Japan, and potentials of mutually assured destruction (MAD). When Israel went nuclear, it developed a survival capability to dissuade all hostile neighbouring Arab countries. The Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) required checking proliferation of nuclear weapon technology was selectively leaked by some irresponsible ...

14.11.2017

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Information Deterrence: Transformation of the Strategic Stability Paradigm

... goals in war can be achieved by means other than nuclear arms. Many Russian and US international security experts agree that modern technologies are capable of unsettling the strategic balance. Photo: www.stephankinsella.com Mutual assured destruction (MAD) doctrine As both countries possessed the capability to inflict unacceptable damage in a nuclear war, this mutual Soviet-American nuclear deterrence became the basis for strategic stability throughout this bi-polar world. Strategic Stability in a ...

03.09.2013

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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%)