... safest and the most prosperous parts of the world. Will it change to worse because of nuclear arms control degradation?
Europe as a nuclear battlefield
The number of nuclear... ... currently seem somewhat stabilized, although on a degraded level, but the crisis around the INF Treaty may easily become fuel for future conflicts.
Armed Forces of all nations... ... consequences.
INF Treaty challenge
Greg Thielmann:
Are We Approaching the End of the Arms Control Era?
The INF Treaty seems to be going full speed towards the burial grounds...
... the tens of billions of dollars spent on missile defenses still have not provided reliable protection against even the limited, nascent nuclear arsenal of North Korea.
Signs of Hope
Andrey Kortunov:
The Domino Effect: America’s Withdrawal from the INF Treaty and Its Ramifications
I have already voiced my doubts that either Vladimir Putin or Donald Trump will significantly advance us toward the arms control objectives I have mentioned. But I do want to identify some light in the darkness. The rest of the world has not lost interest in nuclear arms control; the de-legitimization of nuclear weapons continues apace.
Many countries have joined Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone treaties, committing themselves not to develop, produce, or possess nuclear weapons. These zones now cover four of the ...