... potential of nuclear deterrence [
1
], which meant
that additional
steps
needed to be taken to bypass an adversary’s missile defence systems. All this made sure that missile defence has inevitably made a comeback as one of the most pressing issues in arms control.
Igor Ivanov:
Quo Vadis ?
However, Russia’s official rhetoric accompanying the demolition of the ABM Treaty was surprisingly restrained. In his December 2001 statement on the U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty, the Republican President George W. Bush
emphasized
, “Today’s Russia is not our enemy but a country in transition with an opportunity to ...
... the US deploys new systems in Europe, Russia would also refrain from such action. I should remind you, since I mentioned the ABM Treaty earlier, that although the US left ABM, its actions actually stayed within the limitations of the treaty because the ... ... bilateral relations.
2.5. The future of non-proliferation
As experts have warned, it is impossible to abandon the bilateral Russia-US dimension of nuclear arms control while leaving its multilateral dimension intact. The energy of disintegration is bound to spill over from the framework ...
... the United States, a great amount of work was done to get European countries and the international community to support the ABM Treaty. The United Nations General Assembly and even a number of American experts and politicians who understood the dangerous ... ... international partners.
Andrey Kortunov:
The World After the INF Treaty: How to Get Out of the Dead Zone
And what did this do to Russia–U.S. relations?
It could never have ended well. Mistrust and suspicion began to grow. Security contacts, including contacts on arms control, that had taken years to build up started to deteriorate. There is no way that this could not have had an effect ...
... in 1972 and had served as a foundation of global strategic stability for 30 years. I remember well the tremendous efforts the Russian leadership poured into trying to keep the American side from taking such a step. President Vladimir Putin met several ... ... vain: Washington ignored the opinion of Russia, the global community and the domestic opposition and resolutely demolished the ABM Treaty.
Andrey Kortunov:
U.S. Withdrawal From the INF Treaty and the End of the Bilateral Era
Today, many years later, we ...
