Authored by Daryl Kimball, Tony Fleming, and Kathy Crandall Robinson on April 17, 2023
Authored by Daryl Kimball, Tony Fleming, and Kathy Crandall Robinson on March 9, 2023
Inside the Arms Control Association March 2023 In a rambling Feb. 21 speech attempting to justify Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to “suspend” implementation of New START, the last remaining treaty limiting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals. While this does not mark the end of the treaty, Putin’s announcement makes it far more likely that, after New START expires Feb. 5, 2026, there will be no agreement limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals for the first time since 1972. Despite Russia’s failure to comply with...
Authored by Daryl Kimball, Kathy Crandall Robinson, and Tony Fleming on January 26, 2023
Inside the Arms Control Association January 2023 Since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine last February, our work to reduce and eliminate the dangers posed by nuclear weapons has become even more challenging. It is no wonder that our partners at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved their “Doomsday Clock” 10 seconds closer to midnight. Despite support from President Biden, U.S.-Russian nuclear risk reduction and arms control talks remain on hold. The last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control agreement, New START, will expire in just 1,106 days. Unless Washington and Moscow begin...
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