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Tag Archives: Russia-U.S.
NATO On Nuclear Weapons: Opportunities Missed and Next Steps Forward
By Daryl G. Kimball, Oliver Meier, and Paul Ingram At their May 20-21 summit in Chicago, NATO leaders missed an important opportunity to change the Alliance’s outdated nuclear policy and open the way to improving European security by the removal … Continue reading
Whither the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty?
By Daryl G. Kimball Today, the Obama administration announced it “would cease carrying out certain obligations under the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty with regard to Russia.” The announcement is a symptom of the long-running disputes that have … Continue reading
Posted in Conventional Weapons
Tagged Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE), NATO, Russia-U.S.
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To Russia, With Love?
By Greg Thielmann Last week’s 20th anniversary commemorations of the 1991 Soviet coup attempt prompted some personal reflections on other events affecting relations between Washington and Moscow during that turbulent period. Two years before the coup, a visit by U.S. … Continue reading
The Right Stuff
By Greg Thielmann Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) proposed a plan this week for reducing the deficit that includes $79 billion in cuts from the U.S. nuclear weapons budget over the next ten years. In specifying the individual components of a … Continue reading
Posted in New START, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons
Tagged New START, Russia-U.S., Sen. Tom Coburn
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Sen. Kyl Laments Russian “Unilateral” Reductions?
By Tom Collina As ACA reported in a recent blog post, the State Department announced June 1 that Russia’s nuclear arsenal is already below the limits set by the New START treaty. Most people would say it’s a good thing … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, New START, Nuclear Weapons, Regions, Russia
Tagged New START, Russia-U.S., Sen. John Kyl
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Why Sarah Palin Is Wrong About Missile Defense Cooperation with Russia
by Daryl G. Kimball This week former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin parroted the misinformed critiques by Republican members of Congress and former CIA director James Woolsey about sharing missile launch data with Russia. In an entry on her Facebook page, … Continue reading
It’s Official: Russia Below New START Limits
By Tom Collina Observers of last year’s Senate debate on the New START treaty may be surprised to learn that Russia has already met most of its arsenal reduction obligations under the treaty. According to a State Department fact sheet … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, New START, Nuclear Security, Nuclear Weapons, Russia
Tagged New START, Obama Administration, Russia-U.S., Russia-United States, Verification
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Getting a Faster New START
By Greg Thielmann When traveling the interstate on a long car trip, it’s usually better to get up to maximum safe speed rather than creeping along at the legal minimum. Likewise, in order to achieve the full benefits of the … Continue reading
Posted in New START, Nuclear Weapons
Tagged ACA Annual Meeting, Minuteman III, MIRVed SS-18, New START, Russia-U.S., SS-19 ICBMs
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Obama’s Prague Agenda Two Years On
By Daryl G. Kimball In a stirring speech delivered two years ago in Prague’s Hradčany Square, President Barack Obama outlined his vision for strengthening the global effort to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, moving forward on long-overdue disarmament measures, … Continue reading
Whither Strategic Arms Control: Clues from Carnegie
By Greg Thielmann Last week’s 2011 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. provided some revealing perspectives on the challenges and opportunities ahead for future strategic arms control agreements between the United States and Russia. The dynamics of strategic … Continue reading
