Reducing Nuclear Tensions: How Russia and the United States Can Go Beyond Mutual Assured Destruction
A report by authors from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of the United States and Canada discusses how the United States and Russia can and must move away from this outdated and dangerous policy.
About
A report by authors from the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of the United States and Canada discusses how the United States and Russia can and must move away from this outdated and dangerous policy.
Understanding
the Nuclear Threat
Reducing the risk of nuclear use by terrorists and nation-states requires a broad set of complementary strategies targeted at reducing state reliance on nuclear weapons, stemming the demand for nuclear weapons and denying organizations or states access to the essential nuclear materials, technologies and know-how.
In Depth
Country Profile
Russia
This article provides an overview of Russia’s historical and current policies relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation.
Global Security Newswire
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Pakistan's Military Sanguine on Avoiding Wartime Nuclear Calamity
April 3, 2013
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Defense officials here say they are confident that if conflict once again breaks out with India, Pakistan’s longtime rival to the east, the two nuclear-armed powers could prevent a catastrophic acceleration in violence.
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NATO Should Use Summit to Address U.S. Tactical Nukes in Europe, Experts Say
May 11, 2012
WASHINGTON -- NATO in the next few years will have to come to a determination on the future of U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, even in the absence of a new arms control treaty with Russia that might resolve the matter, issue experts agreed recently.
