Search: Nuclear deterrence,Strategic stability,Nuclear weapons (3 materials)

Escalation Signaling in Ukraine and Its Implications for the Strategic Russia-US Relationship

... against nuclear use in Ukraine. While there remains a conceptual difference between nuclear deterrence and nuclear use, this may still contribute to a conflation of conventional... ... combinations of conventional … capabilities, together with the unique deterrent effect of nuclear weapons.’ Further, as noted by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the dual... ... Although Russia has rejected the recent U.S. proposal to resum e systematic dialogue on strategic stability and arms control, both states should continue to seek other opportunities—whether...

05.02.2024

Nuclear Metamorphoses

... kept secret as, incidentally, are those of the U.S. Therefore, in both cases, non-governmental experts have to rely on independent expertise. It attributes more than 1,900 TNWs to Russia [SIPRI Yearbook 2022: 355-368]. However, until recently, tactical nuclear weapons did not feature in Russia’s official documents and declarations. There is another paradox of nuclear deterrence associated with the phenomenon of limited nuclear war. The enhancement of strategic stability [ 37 ] through the START treaties and some weapons programs of Russia and the United States since the early 1990s has made a first nuclear strike at the strategic level impossible, as both sides have lost the ability to launch a disarming ...

08.08.2023

Expert Opinions on Russia’s Basic Nuclear Deterrence Principles

... interest in this area in the context of an "unhealthy" situation in the field of strategic stability, as well as with the extension of the START. One of the positive... ... classification of both military risks and threats to be neutralized by the implementation of nuclear deterrence: deployment by states "which consider the Russian Federation... ... as a potential adversary" of missile defense systems and means, deployment of nuclear weapons, build-up of the general purpose forces groupings in the territories...

23.06.2020

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  1. 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%)
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