... region have been extensively discussed as of late. The
pronounced relationship
between nuclear weapons and conventional forces is merely one instance that demonstrates the... ...
even almost a quarter of century ago during the
so-called
“golden age of nuclear arms control”.
Alexander Yermakov:
Don’t Trust and Don’t Verify. New Normality... ... those of Beijing roughly tenfold, even though China is
predicted
to have about a thousand nuclear warheads by 2030. Moreover, preventing bilateral arms control arrangements...
... 2018 during Donald Trump’s presidency.
One of the key functions of any publicly available strategic document is to deliver information to other states – both friendly and hostile. Yet only in few areas does this matter as much as in the field of nuclear weapons.
NDS-2022, and particularly NPR-2022, contain a significant number of clearly defined U.S. norms and doctrinal guidelines regarding nuclear weapons and strategic stability, with the main target audience being the top political brass of ...
... the resumption of the talks as simple as possible
Amidst accusations of non-compliance towards Russia, on 20 October 2018 US ... ... confrontation in Europe and has been one of the pillars of nuclear arms control.
Could the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) ... ... the New START, there will be a broader issue of maintaining the nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime. We should not forget ... ... considered one of the most significant achievements in the field of international security this century; the JCPOA held its ground ...
... apart before our very eyes. And now the foundations of the core instrument of global arms control – the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) – are starting to... ... possibility of waking up in March 2021 in a world where there are no restrictions on nuclear weapons.
The potential disintegration of New START would not be catastrophic... ... under us. Moreover, the collapse of the INF Treaty was accompanied by a litany of accusations against Russia in U.S. political circles and the media and counter accusations...
... Nuclear Forces Treaty (the INF Treaty) signed by the USSR and the United States in 1987. Once again, contrived pretexts are being put forward that fail to convince anyone and yet again show that Washington continues to openly disregard the interests of international security, including the security of its closest allies in Europe, Asia and throughout the world.
It is perfectly clear that the withdrawal of the United States from the INF Treaty will only accelerate the deployment of that type of missile ...
Perhaps the term “arms control” itself should be revised
Could the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty have been saved? No doubt.... ... out. Not only is it difficult and perhaps even impossible to ratify any national agreement today, especially with regards to nuclear weapons, the ongoing U.S.-Russia confrontation further complicates this process. Under such strained conditions, whether ...
