... collective West. Moscow's defence spending has been declining steadily in recent years: Russia was seventh in the world in military spending in 2018, eighth in 2019 and will likely be ninth in 2020.
However, none of this means that the threat of an arms race has disappeared. Russia is in greater danger than it was five years ago of falling behind its potential opponents technologically, and the possibility of a military conflict erupting as a result of a technical error or unintentional escalation is very real. Therefore,...
... reconnaissance/strike
vehicle
to be created. Nevertheless, the Russian achievements came as an unpleasant surprise for all the leading world powers.
The situation appears different for those nations that do not command massive nuclear arsenals. The Russian example opens a window of opportunities for them. Hypersonic weapons may appear to be an excellent solution for ensuring a decisive military advantage over a technically lacking adversary. Those countries lagging behind in the arms race may perceive hypersonic weapons as a critical and potentially disarming threat to an unfriendly neighbor.
In the art of war, uncertainty often drives progress. As the leading analytical centers are working to collect relevant information and ...
... would keep containing Moscow regardless of “how much money they want to put into this arms race with themselves.” Mattis described Putin’s address as “disappointing but unsurprising.”
Military exercises
The current credibility crisis and the arms race between Russia and the West provoke them to conduct planned military drills more frequently. In October, NATO will conduct the large-scale maneuvers in Norway, which borders Russia from the northeast. The exercises will involve about 35, 000 soldiers from 30 ...
How likely is a new arms race to begin? Are the latest actions of Russia and the U.S. going to lead to a new Cold War or will they become a starting point of the negotiations on a new strategic arms reduction treaty?
On April 6, 2018 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a webinar devoted to Russia ...
... Research Institute issued a report
[1]
claiming that the Baltic, Central and Northern European countries will engage in increased military spending. They are eagerly justifying this drive based on developments in southeastern Ukraine and fears of further Russian actions. What would happen if any of these countries becomes the next victim after Ukraine?
These moves are far from encouraging because arms races never improve mutual understanding between states. But the report did not make the news, with tensions in recent years flaring up in Northern and Central Europe from time to time and belligerent statements from Russia and the West increasingly ...
... country’s development (and the current model should drastically change to this end in view), but restoring the attractiveness of Russian civilization, without which we are bound to lose all remaining allies and partners.
Is it possible to escape another arms race with the West?
Igor Ivanov:
Ukraine Crisis More Dangerous Than Cold War
Russia's current program of modernizing its armed forces was developed and adopted during a fundamentally different economic and political situation: oil prices were different; sanctions against Russia were not yet conceived of; and our economic development ...
Don't put the mankind back to 1980's
American efforts to develop Prompt Global Strike systems have caught the attention of Russian leaders and experts for some time. Amidst deteriorating Russia-US relations, these efforts are perceived rather warily by the Russian side and often treated as a threat to the strategic stability and national security of Russia. To find out if ...
... round of arms race between the U.S. and Russia?
Alexander Saveliev
, IMEMO RAN, Russia:
I don’t see any reason for serious concerns about the strategic offensive arms in non-nuclear configuration
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James Acton, Garnegie Foundation, USA
:
A U.S.-Russian arms race in strategic conventional weapons is an unfortunate possibility—but it is not an inevitability
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Alexander Saveliev
Alexander Saveliev: I don’t see any reason for serious concerns about the strategic offensive arms in non-nuclear ...
