...
Burevestnik
nuclear-powered cruise missile and the
Poseidon
nuclear-powered torpedo, as well as the planned deployment of the new
Sarmat
ICBM. Meanwhile, the U.S. was given an ambiguous
directive
from Donald Trump on October 30 “to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.” Yet despite the scale of both the exercises and the announcements, these developments amount to little more than routine measures aimed at maintaining nuclear deterrence.
Since Ukraine launched its first major counteroffensives ...
... missile can travel long distances, remain airborne for extended periods, and is capable of active maneuvering. It does not fly particularly fast, but it also does not leave detectable radioactive signatures.
The idea of creating a delivery system for nuclear weapons powered by a nuclear propulsion unit is not new. Similar projects were pursued during the previous Cold War. However, testing and the routine operations of such systems were judged to be excessively complex, costly, and simply too dangerous ...
... great-power conflict.
Zhao Huasheng, Andrey Kortunov:
The World in 2035: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The emergence of nuclear weapons was a significant milestone in post-World War II. It changed the perception of war and had a revolutionary impact on international security. With their immense destructive power, nuclear weapons put human existence in danger. Nuclear war has a different meaning for humanity compared to traditional wars; it was linked to the destruction of the entire world and the fate of humanity itself.
Nuclear weapons have brought unprecedented ...
... intermediate- and shorter-range missiles that have already entered or will soon enter the arsenals of South Korea and Japan. Berlin intends to acquire U.S. Typhon launchers as a stopgap measure until ELSA is ready.
What will happen in Russia
Ivan Timofeev:
Can Nuclear Weapons Help Avert a Russia-NATO War?
By the end of 2025, new rocket regiments and/or brigades with appropriate weapons are likely to be formed and then deployed (probably in limited numbers) with an eye to deterring threats from both the West ...
... is narrowing. Kiev pins its hopes on NATO offering it more weapons, while the Alliance members are set to increase their defence spending and invest in arms manufacturing and infrastructure in the foreseeable future.
Any attempt to assess the role of nuclear weapons in a present-day armed conflict stumbles upon the fact that the experience in using them in combat is virtually non-existent. The Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings in 1945 took place in a different political and technological paradigm ...
... redoubled its efforts to maintain a balance of power in the missile and nuclear sphere. While adhering to existing international obligations, the country made notable strides in developing advanced missile systems. Yet, the regime governing missile and nuclear weapons continued to deteriorate. In 2019, the Trump administration initiated the withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. The INF crisis was preceded by years of mutual accusations, fuelled by new technological realities,...
... that he is prone to bravado, bluffing and dashing improvisation when it comes to nuclear matters. Under Republican leadership, nuclear weapons will undoubtedly take on a greater role in U.S. military and foreign policy than under the Democrats. In this ... ... Huasheng, Andrey Kortunov:
Prepare for the Worst and Strive for the Best. Russia’s and China’s Perceptions of Developments in International Security
The concept of strategic stability has many different interpretations, with some broadening it to include ...
55 years ago, the Soviet Union ratified the NPT
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), ratified by our country on November 24, 1969, is often referred to as the cornerstone or the foundation of the modern system of international relations. In many respects, this description holds true. A vivid illustration of this ...
... retaliatory strike from Moscow. A radical scenario will bring to its limit all those weaknesses in the structure of European and international security that have been accumulating over a long period of time. In this case, the world order really risks collapsing ... ... order be created.
The alternative is to avoid a situation where Moscow decides to try to put a fat end to the conflict by using nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Cruise and ballistic missile strikes on Russian territory will not break the will of the Russian ...
... Federation outside its territory.
The latter likely refers to the inadmissibility of attacks on Russian forces and assets still stationed in Syria and Russian war ships in the world ocean in order to use them as an escalation step within the limited use of nuclear weapons.
Dmitry Stefanovich, Research Fellow at the Center for International Security, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS)
The main difference, perhaps, is the formalization of “threats to sovereignty and territorial integrity” rather than “threats to the very existence ...
