New START Treaty Aggregate Numbers of Strategic Offensive Arms
Fact Sheet March1, 2020 (The data in this Fact Sheet comes from the exchange of data required by the treaty. This data
The DEFCON Warning System™
Ongoing GeoIntel and Analysis in the theater of nuclear war. DEFCON Level assessment issued for public notification. Established 1984.
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Russia’s View on Nuclear Arms Control: An Interview With Ambassador Anatoly Antonov
Arms Control Today conducted a written interview in early March with Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to the United States on issues including
Turkey and Russia: Not Friends After All
“The Presidency’s Communications Office has launched a new online portal that will announce a daily list of friends and foes of Turkey
Russia’s Modernization Programs for Strategic Nuclear Bombers
Putin’s Russia has been modernizing its strategic nuclear bomber strike capability for two decades. Initially, this involved upgrading the Soviet legacy Tu-95
Addressing Unresolved Challenges in U.S.-Russia Relations
Participants emphasized that the two sides can do little at this point to change the overall tenor of a relationship that has
The Oil Price Crash: Bad News for Putin’s Ambitions in the Middle East
Russia’s refusal to reach an agreement with Saudi Arabia on global oil quotas could ultimately have a disastrous impact on the Kremlin’s
Russian nuclear forces, 2020
The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American
Admiral Warns America’s East Coast Is No Longer A “Safe Haven” Thanks To Russian Subs
A senior U.S. Navy officer says that his service no longer considers the East Coast of the United States as an “uncontested”
Why Is Russia Bringing the S-400 Air Defense System to Its Bases in the Arctic?
Russia is intensifying its efforts to exert economic and military control over the rapidly warming Arctic region. But it’s not alone. The
Why and How Russia Is Jamming American Fighter Jets Near Iran
Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region
Could Syria Cause Russia and Israel to Go to Nuclear War?
Key Point: Yet beneath the smiles is wariness, suspicion and a clash of fundamental interests. Could Israeli air strikes in Syria trigger
Does Russia Really Have Hypersonic Weapons That Are ‘Operational’?
The Russian defense ministry claimed it has deployed the Avangard surface-to-surface hypersonic missile, possibly making Russia one of the first countries to