Why Washington and Moscow Must Extend the New START Treaty
Ten years ago, the United States and Russia signed the New START treaty—a nuclear arms control agreement that we, as the ... ...
Altogether, New START has proved itself to be an essential instrument for strengthening strategic stability and trust. And beyond U.S. and Russian national security objectives... ... from 2016 to 2019 and before that as U.S. Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.
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Amidst accusations of non-compliance towards Russia, on 20 October 2018 US President Donald Trump announced ... ... ‘domino effect’: if it abandons the INF Treaty, it puts the New START treaty’s extension into question. Mutual accusations ... ... the absence of an adequate international legal foundation for strategic stability, this stability can and should be improved ... ... considered one of the most significant achievements in the field of international security this century; the JCPOA held its ground ...
Russia Should Prepare for the Very Realistic Scenario in which the New START will not be Renewed by 2021 and will thus Cease to Exist
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), one of the pillars of strategic stability in the world, fell 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 crumble too, as it is looking dangerously ...
Reaffirming that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, the United States and Russia could agree to specific steps at Helsinki to reduce nuclear risks
Presidents Trump and Putin will finally meet next week ... ... jointly to preserve and extend existing agreements and treaties, including the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and New START Treaty.
These two agreements are crucial to sustaining transparency and predictability. In the absence of these agreements,...