Search: Russia,Arms control,China (7 materials)

A Monsoon Instead of a Gentle Breeze: Creeping Nuclearization in the Asia-Pacific

... Power Impacts Andrey Kortunov: Does the Non-Proliferation Regime Have Any Future? Official nuclear powers are threatening not only each other but also to middle powers and small states . At least three out of the five NWSs (nuclear weapon states)—China, Russia and the US—have direct stakes in the region. However, the crippled arms control system has not been trilateralized as China has refused to be included in the configuration, nodding to its incomparably smaller nuclear arsenal. Notwithstanding the discovery of numerous silos in the PRC described further, Moscow and Washington’s ...

26.02.2024

Layered Cake. What to Expect from the Putin-Biden Summit?

... Geneva can jump-start a dialogue, at least at the ad hoc level. An important background factor for the summit is the growing confrontation between the United States and China. Washington views Beijing as a more dangerous and difficult adversary than Russia. In arms control negotiations, China’s growing military capabilities are becoming an important variable. The Trump administration has tried to persuade Moscow to engage in a trilateral arms control discussion involving Beijing. The idea was rejected by both Eurasian powers. Biden’s ...

09.06.2021

The Hidden Logic of the United States that Led to its Withdrawal from the INF Treaty

... negatively affect relations between the two sides. Such a turn of events plays into the hands of the United States, as this situation will certainly prevent Europe and Russia from patching things up, thus making it very unlikely that the sanctions against Russia will be lifted. Alexander Yermakov: End of Nuclear Arms Control: Do Not Beware the Ides of March Finally, the U.S. decision to abandon the INF Treaty was informed by the desire to contain China’s military potential. China is actively developing its own missile technologies, much to the chagrin of the United States, which seeks to put an end to this through various treaties. Having disencumbered itself from its obligations under the INF ...

07.04.2020

Hypersonic Weapons and Arms Control

... it seems safe to say that it will most likely be explicitly nuclear. Richard Weitz: Even If New START Is Extended, Strategic Arms Control Will Die Unless China Is Involved in New Treaties Quite a lot have been said about a third system: “Tsirkon” sea- and ground-launched hypersonic ... ... operational in a few years. As we are obviously entering the ‘hypersonic era’, being early adopter of such weapons will help Russian military and industry to better understand operational challenges, find advantages in developing concepts and doctrines,...

06.04.2020

Richard Weitz: Even If New START Is Extended, Strategic Arms Control Will Die Unless China Is Involved in New Treaties

Interview with Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute In an interview for the RIAC, Richard Weitz spoke about the fate of the New START Treaty, China’s stance towards international agreements regulating arms control and the extent of Russia-China military cooperation. What measures do you think Russia and the U.S. should take upon the expiration of the New START Treaty? Lecture by Richard Weitz “No Love Triangle Russia-USA-China: What Can We Expect from Our Partners?” One of the crucial ...

25.11.2019

The Global Hypersonic Race

.... In March 2019, he hastily organized the “2019. Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control” international conference in Berlin. In his opening speech, Maas said... ... The fact that we are not just talking about science fiction here is demonstrated by Russia’s announcement that the first Avangard systems will be entering service this... ... $278 million in 2019, and the overall cost of the program is estimated at $2 billion. China has been no stranger to this “war of words,” with several fantastic reports...

05.07.2019

U.S. Withdrawal From the INF Treaty and the End of the Bilateral Era

... debris of the bilateral Soviet (Russian)-American system, new strategic arms control mechanisms are likely to emerge. It is not clear what these mechanisms will look like, but some elements are now certainly relics of the past. First, the bilateral Russian-American format of the arms control regime is giving way to a multilateral focus. Among other issues, the U.S. is increasingly concerned with China’s expanding nuclear arsenal and Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities. In fact, when criticizing the INF Treaty, Trump administration officials have focused more on the fact that the treaty imposes no limitations on China’s nuclear forces....

26.10.2018

Poll conducted

  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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