... such as UAVs, through ‘tailored combinations of conventional … capabilities, together with the unique deterrent effect of nuclear weapons.’ Further, as noted by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the dual capability of hypersonic missiles may ... ... of recurrent bilateral interactions. Although Russia has rejected the recent U.S. proposal to
resum
e systematic dialogue on strategic stability and arms control, both states should continue to seek other opportunities—whether as a track-1.5 format ...
... mention the media—undergoes transformations that would have driven crazy the great Publius Ovid, an ancient Roman poet with his immortal
Metamorphoses
, which have fascinated Europeans for two millennia.
The threat of nuclear war
Aleksey Arbatov:
The Ukrainian Crisis and Strategic Stability
Contrary to the common perception that nuclear weapons should exclusively “serve to deter aggression and prevent war,” nuclear war is more likely to happen today than ever before, nearly eight decades after the tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The only exception during this period were ...
... Coordinator, moderated the discussion.
The experts discussed issues related to the current system of control and limitation of nuclear weapons. The participants assessed theoretical and practical approaches to considering the likelihood of a nuclear war.... ... weapons of its own, as well as the aggravation of relations between Russia and the United States, together with the dialogue on strategic stability put on hold, usher in a new stage in the nuclear arms race in the world. Perhaps, this stressful situation ...
... involves deep reduction of NATO’s and Russia’s general-purpose forces, withdrawing from forward bases and reducing tactical nuclear weapons, agreeing on many other steps proposed by Russia in December 2021.
Given the current situation, such projects ... ... Apocalypse for the next three decades.
First published in Russian in
Polis. Political Studies
, 4, 2022.
Arbatov, A.G. (2022). The Ukrainian crisis and strategic stability
. Polis. Political Studies,
4, 10–31. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17976/jpps/2022.04.03
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