Working Paper No. 68/2022
Working Paper No. 68/2022
The first atomic bomb was designed almost eight decades ago. Since then, the nuclear factor has become one of the game-changers in international relations. The possession of nuclear weapons has become especially important in modern times, as discussions of the fatal destructiveness the use of atomic weapons for all mankind have reintensified. There is increasing speculation on this topic in the international arena. Nevertheless, there is no doubt...
... to progress in the negotiations. Both Russian and British participants suggested some steps that would help develop confidence building measures between Russia and NATO and between Russia and the U.S.
The workshop was attended by leading experts on arms control and strategic stability of the two countries.
... pronouncements of foreign leaders
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, commonly known as START I, recently marked its 30
th
anniversary. It came to be the first in a series of nuclear treaties followed by START II, SORT and the New START. The longevity of the arms control regime is not the only reason to single out this landmark date, with one of the other considerations being that the all-familiar strategic nuclear triad, having emerged in the early 1960s, has been under the START framework nearly a half ...