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Already ratified, START is still a matter of dispute to Russia and U.S.

15:00 28.04.2011

Already ratified, START is still a matter of dispute to Russia and U.S.

Washington is interested in starting broad discussions with Moscow on further reduction of strategic nuclear arsenals. The announcement was made by Rose Gottemoeller, assistant secretary of state for arms control, as she spoke at the Naval Academy in Annapolis last week. In her speech she made it clear that the …

New START and the Missile Defense: the Evaporating Guarantees

14:00 10.03.2011

New START and the Missile Defense: the Evaporating Guarantees

Overwhelmed with the outbursts of white noise which accompanied the New START ratification, for a period of time the Russian diplomacy seemed oblivious to Washington's missile defense plans, including those pertinent to the European part of the missile shield. Moscow's wishlist at the final phase of the ratification process in …

Tokyo's Unlearned History Lessons

14:00 22.02.2011

Tokyo's Unlearned History Lessons

Recently Japan relaunched the campaign of claims to Russia's Kuril Islands - Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan, and Khabomai. The impression is that Tokyo is under the delusion that it is entitled to its own version of the settlement in the wake of World War II and even hopes to draw benefits …

Who chooses the new arms race?

14:00 23.12.2010

Who chooses the new arms race?

The last days of 2010 were marked by hot disputes in the US Senate on the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty agreement (START) signed between Russia and the US. On this occasion the commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces Sergey Karakayev invited reporters to his headquarters in the Vlasikha …

Arms Race: Russia Ready to Pay the Price

14:00 07.12.2010

Arms Race: Russia Ready to Pay the Price

Back when the NEW START, the ams control treaty currently awaiting ratification by the US Senate, was being put together, Washington attempted to deny the obvious fact that the reduction of strategic nuclear arsenals and the missile defense were interlocking themes. It should be credited entirely to the efforts of …

Will the Special Relationship Between the US and Great Britain in the NATO Framework Stay Afloat?

15:00 26.10.2010

Will the Special Relationship Between the US and Great Britain in the NATO Framework Stay Afloat?

US Secretary of State H. Clinton said in a comment on the Strategic Defense and Security Review submitted to Great Britain's House of Commons that the country will remain the most capable US partner in the military sphere. In the past, the ties between the US and Great Britain used …

Arms Control: the US Continues Violating Its Obligations

15:00 11.08.2010

Arms Control: the US Continues Violating Its Obligations

Russia's Foreign Ministry responded to the July release of the US State Department's 2010 Report on Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments. The Report contained allegations that Russia violated the nonproliferation regime. Initially, Russia's Foreign Ministry posted a brief comment on its Web …

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