... emerge until now due to concerns about possible breaches of the INF Treaty, and that it was only greenlighted once an appropriate,... ... clearly considered to be very valuable.
Unfortunately, the key NATO and EU member nations ignored the presentation, and not necessarily ... ... would require both parties to act fairly boldly.
The Future of New START and Arms Control
It should be stressed here that, unless ... ... Without going into much detail as to the essence of the mutual accusations, it should be noted that Washington’s failure to embrace ...
How the Termination of the INF Treaty Could Affect the Existing System of Treaties. Russia’s ... ... intention to revise the INF Treaty were made in 2014, with accusations of breaching of the Treaty levelled against Russia. Following ... ... back in 1973 [
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]. Despite the fact that Russia’s Perimeter (NATO reporting name Dead Hand) automatic nuclear response system ... ... of short- and medium-range missiles. In such a situation, the New START would no longer work, and a new agreement would be next ...
... military confrontation. Rather than capitalize on the historic opportunity created when at the end of the Cold War the decades-long NATO-Warsaw Pact military standoff was dismantled, the two sides are now rapidly re-militarizing a new central front that cuts ... ... the two sides need to stare hard at reality and decide whether failure is in either’s interest. Thus, for example, if the INF treaty is lost, so will be the future of strategic nuclear arms control. Renewal of New START in 2021 becomes a fading thought, but, even if not, having for seven years ceased considering what comes after START,...
... arms control agreements
The compliance disputes concerning the INF Treaty
Statement by the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group: ... ... by the treaty. Since then, Russia has repeatedly denied the accusations, and has accused the United States of deploying defense ... ... an important treaty.
Russian concerns over the compatibility of NATO nuclear-sharing practice with the provisions of the NPT
Statement ... ... since the conclusion of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) in 2010, there has been little progress toward further ...
... urgent tasks that we have to address together. First, to preserve the strategic arms control regime, namely – to extend the New START Agreement and to secure the continuous implementation INF Treaty. Second, to work together on dangerous regional problems – such as Afghanistan, North Korea or Libya and, hopefully,... ... of them we can take for granted.
2) Russian upcoming military exercise Zapad-2017 is causing concern in the Baltic States and NATO. Do you think Russia is interested in making the exercise transparent and defensive or is it rather going to be a demonstration ...