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The Ninth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has opened in New York. Representatives of NPT member nations meet once every five years to discuss the current state of nuclear arsenals and prospects for reducing them, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the development ...
... started procuring some of the components needed for Successor ahead of its scheduled 2028 service entry. While other nuclear-armed states are investing heavily in modernising strategic forces, there is a growing public debate about the practicality of nuclear weapons in the UK. This process of force modernisation is not exclusive to the UK. The Economist this month declared that the world now faces a growing threat of nuclear conflict, with all nuclear powers ‘spending lavishly’ to upgrade ...
... initiated negotiations with Vietnam on strategic partnership. The ‘containment of China’ strategy still lacks clearly defined nuclear dimensions, but the United States is conducting consultations with South Korea to potentially redeploy tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) to the Korean Peninsula [2] . The United States also blocked an attempt by the Yukio Hatoyama administration (2009–2010) to expand Japan’s nuclear autonomy [3] . A special option afforded by this strategy is the creation ...
... "The Arak heavy water reactor is also one of the most important and difficult subjects to be examined and discussed in the negotiations, and we certainly want to keep this reactor." Western powers and Israel have long suspected Iran is pursuing a nuclear weapons capability alongside its civilian programme, charges denied by Tehran. Under the interim deal, Iran agreed to roll back or freeze some nuclear activities for six months in exchange for modest sanctions relief and a promise by Western powers ...
... ‘dirty bomb’), giving rise to nuclear or radiological terrorism, respectively. The most infamous instances of nuclear terrorism have included attempts made by Al-Qaeda, the Japanese cult of Aum Shinrikyo, and Chechen terrorists, to acquire nuclear weapons or related components and technologies. According to the US , late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been engaged in such attempts since 1992. Instances of nuclear terrorism in Russia are all linked to Chechnya. In an interview with ...
On January 9, 2014 a trilateral meeting of experts from Russia, USA and China devoted to the issues of nuclear non-proliferation and security in the Asia-Pacific region and North-East Asia took place in Washington, DC. The meeting was organized by the Nuclear Threat Initiative . During the discussion, participants touched upon the following topics: the threat of nuclear terrorism, threats from the new nuclear states and means of countering them, the likelihood of regional nuclear conflicts and...
... agreements. "Did the negotiators ask the Iranians if they’ve consulted Allah about this deal? If Iranian leaders claim to be doing the will of god, why would they tell infidel Western diplomats Iran intends to disobey Allah and not build nuclear weapons to be used against a nation — Israel — that Allah seemingly wants obliterated?" asks Cal Thomas , a rightwing Fox News commentator. Accordingly, right wing experts permanently associate the Geneva agreements with the ...
Call for change As members of the European Leadership Network (ELN), we have committed ourselves to working toward a world without nuclear weapons. Such a world will only come about as a result of a joint enterprise involving leaders and peoples from every continent. It will only be achievable if the practical steps required to reach this goal are seen as contributing to every country’s ...
... arguments based on the idea that evolved during the Cold War i.e. that strategic stability rested on the capability of Russia and the United States to “mutually and in a guaranteed manner” annihilate each other. Not only further reductions of nuclear weapons but broader Russia–U.S. relations became hostage to this faulty logic. With the advancement of modern warfare, maintaining strategic stability – understood as preserving the U.S. and Russia’s capability to destroy each ...
Despite the degree of uniqueness stemming from its particular specifics, each case of nuclear weapons proliferation also exemplifies one or more of the five main determinants of a state’s decision to acquire nuclear weapons that have been identified in the relevant literature: security, domestic politics, norms, technology and economics....
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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