The world is worried Putin is about to invade Ukraine. Here’s why
President Vladimir Putin is being watched closely by experts and officials who fear Russia might be planning a military escalation with its
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Can the United States Overcome These 4 Nuclear Challenges?
Four new geostrategic realities are challenging U.S. deterrent and arms control strategy. These are the rise of China’s nuclear forces; the near-completed
Russia, U.S. Release Latest Nuclear Weapons Counts as Moscow-NATO Ties Collapse
ussia and the United States have released their latest nuclear weapons count at a time when ties between Moscow and the U.S.-led
Russia and China are Already Winning the Nuclear Arms Race
he United States has experienced a nearly unbroken string of catastrophic intelligence failures in the last eighty years. The Japanese attack on
The Nuclear Balance Is Changing—and Not For The Better
he rise of China’s nuclear forces, added to Russian “exotic” new nuclear systems, is raising considerable concern in the United States for
As Russia Talks Nuclear Weapons with U.S., It Forges Closer Military Ties with China
As Russian diplomats discussed the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons with their counterparts from the United States, the heads of the Russian and
Why Russia and China are Cooperating More Than Ever
As I predicted on Russian television on Channel One’s key political program “The Big Game,” for Moscow the recent summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin is not only “seminal”, but also meaningful. Although one
U.S. and Russia Refuse to Back Down as Black Sea Tensions Rise
NATO and Russian forces are both refusing to change course in the Black Sea, where recent military confrontations have raised fears of
United States claims China is resistant to nuclear talks
The United States is claiming that China is resisting talks on nuclear weapons, according to Ambassador Robert, Wood, who serves as the
Why Russia may not be planning the invasion that Ukraine fears
The build-up has been impossible to ignore: thousands of Russian troops deployed towards Ukraine; US warships reportedly heading for the Black Sea
Russia’s Buildup Near Ukraine Puts United States on Edge
Russia is massing an unusual number of troops on the border with Ukraine, posing an early test for the Biden administration as
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