After generations of stability in nuclear arms control, a warning to Russia from President Biden shows how old norms are eroding.
Tag: Arms Control and Limitation and Disarmament
South Korea Inaugurates Yoon Suk-yeol as President
During his inaugural speech, Yoon Suk-yeol said his country would play a greater role in promoting freedom and human rights around the world.
Russia Said It Has Successfully Tested a New ICBM That Can Evade Defenses
Though officials said the missile is not yet ready to deploy, President Vladimir V. Putin said the launch of the Sarmat missile “will force all who are trying to threaten our country in the heat of frenzied, aggressive rhetoric to think twice.”
Evgeny Maslin, Russian General Who Secured Nuclear Arsenal, Dies at 84
He persuaded Ukraine and other post-Soviet states to give up their weapons, then worked with the U.S. to safeguard and dismantle thousands of them.
Cluster Munitions and ‘Vacuum Bombs’: Russian Invasion Revives an Old Debate
Diplomats and talking heads have repeated longstanding fictions about battlefield weapons that critics argue are too cruel or too indiscriminate for use in warfare.
How Russia’s War in Ukraine Complicates the Iran Nuclear Deal
With the world eager to wean itself from Russian oil after the invasion of Ukraine, negotiators appeared close to signing a revived nuclear pact with Iran and lifting sanctions. Then Moscow put up a hurdle.
Putin Declares a Nuclear Alert, and Biden Seeks De-escalation
When the Russian leader ordered his nuclear forces into “special combat readiness,” the U.S. could have gone on high alert. Instead, the administration tried not to inflame him.
US Deflects Putin’s Nuclear Alert as Another Effort at Escalation
Both countries have various levels of alert, and it was unclear how Putin’s wording would be implemented by Russian nuclear forces.
Shelling Escalates in Ukraine as Thousands Flee, Fearing Attack
Western leaders repeat calls for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis. Russia fires missiles in a blunt warning of where the conflict could lead.
Macron Tries to Avert a European War and Reshape European Security
The French president’s shuttle diplomacy this week in Moscow and Kyiv will be a delicate exercise, given European reservations and American resolve.