... missiles, ABM launchers, or ABM radars are created in the future, specific limitations on such systems and their components would be subject to discussion in accordance with Article XIII and agreement in accordance with Article XIV of the Treaty.” [Disarmament and Security... 1987: 202].
The reason for this proviso was that a powerful stationary laser system was being developed and tested at the Soviet test range of Saryshagan in Kazakhstan, with the hope of building an effective missile defense ...
Current US and Russia’s Attitudes toward Disarmament in the Area of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Russia and the United States: mutual allegations in non-compliance with nuclear disarmament treaties and bilateral arms control agreements
The compliance disputes concerning the INF Treaty
Statement ...
... consistent with domestic safety.”[
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] The idea was quite logical: the future war-free world would have no need for large armed forces, and the resources that would be saved could be used for peaceful purposes.
The Embryonic Period
The first attempts at disarmament were made out of fear of a new war, and in the spirit of Wilson’s fourth point. The memories of the horrific gas attacks that took place during the First World War resulted in the signing of the 1925 Geneva Protocol for the Prohibition of ...
... a two-pronged approach should be taken: extending the rigid limitations on military planning at all strategic levels and boosting the nontraditional arms race, primarily in cyber and space-based offensive and defensive systems.
The Future of Nuclear Disarmament
The idea of the total elimination and prohibition of nuclear weapons has occasionally surfaced in the top political echelons, virtually since they were developed. A lot of effort in this respect was made by the USSR, right through from Joseph ...
