Revelations about Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence Policy
On June 2, the Kremlin published an unprecedented six-page document entitled Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Sphere
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Report to Congress on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
Recent debates about U.S. nuclear weapons have questioned what role weapons with shorter ranges and lower yields can play in addressing emerging
Will Russia Be the Real Loser in the New U.S.-China Cold War?
China found itself in the international wilderness after its suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. The violent crackdown elicited widespread
China Has No Reason to Make a Deal on Nuclear Weapons
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has informed his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, that any future agreement on nuclear-arms control between the U.S.
Decoding the Latest U.S. Report on Arms Control: Are Russia and China Really Cheating?
On April 15, 2020, the State Department released the executive summary for the 2020 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation,
These Are 2020s 5 Most Dangerous Hotspots
The prospect of global conflagration in 2020 is low. Everyone awaits the result of the U.S. election, and a better understanding of
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
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