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January 8, 2019
U.S. and Russia trade blame as they look to develop new weapons systems.
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January 8, 2019
Russia Blocks Move on Killer Robots Ban
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January 8, 2019
Putin Sets Hypersonic Deployment Plan
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December 14, 2018The Trump administration’s sudden decision and announcement Oct. 20 to “terminate” the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty due to Russian violations of the treaty has been met with bipartisan and international concern. A collection of various reactions from international partners, members of Congress, and former national security policymakers is provided below and will be updated as further reactions arise.
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December 14, 2018
History of the INF Treaty between the United States and Russia and details on potential violations by Russia
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December 12, 2018
June 2017
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December 4, 2018
Analysis from Daryl G. Kimball, executive director, and Kingston A. Reif, director for disarmament and threat reduction policy
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December 1, 2018
Russian Chemical Weapons Use Draws More Sanctions
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December 1, 2018
Earlier this year, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “[t]he Cold War is back...but with a difference. The mechanisms and the safeguards to manage the risks of escalation that existed in the past no longer seem to be present.”
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November 28, 2018
Remarks by Greg Thielmann for the Polis 180 Fireside Chat: Powerless Europe? The Future of Nuclear Weapons Policy in Europe, Berlin, Germany
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November 20, 2018
U.S., European, and Russian Nuclear Experts & Former Officials Issue Statement on the INF Treaty Crisis and the Way Forward
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November 1, 2018
Trump cites Russian cheating while international allies and rivals decry his action.
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November 1, 2018Russia has denounced international agreement to empower watchdog to attribute blame for chemical weapons use.
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November 1, 2018
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump told reporters that he wanted to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin “to discuss the arms race, which is getting out of control.” He characterized the costly nuclear weapons upgrade programs being pursued by each side as “a very, very bad policy.”
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October 21, 2018
Under the influence of his new National Security Advisor, John Bolton, Trump announced Saturday at a campaign rally that he will “terminate” a key nuclear arms control agreement that helped end the Cold War race–the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in response to a long-running dispute over Russian noncompliance with the treaty. Here's why that's counterproductive.