Tag: Nuclear

Moscow willing to study U.S. proposals on nuke cuts, has not yet received them – Russian Foreign Ministry

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Russian Nuclear Missile on Mobile Launcher Near Woods

(Interfax – February 14, 2013) Russia has not yet received proposals from the United States regarding further mutual reductions of nuclear arsenals, but it is willing to examine them once it receives them, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said. “We have not yet received specific proposals on further reductions of our strategic nuclear arsenals. If such proposals come, we […]

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Nuclear Zero slogan sheer propaganda – Pushkov

Nuclear, Missile Defense
Russian Nuclear Submarine file photo

MOSCOW. Feb 13 (Interfax) – The State Duma International Affairs Committee has branded the Global Zero idea as utopian. “I view the Nuclear Zero as pure propaganda and a romantic idea,” Committee Chairman Alexei Pushkov told a Wednesday press conference at Interfax. “It may help certain reduction of redundant nuclear stocks of the Americans and us,” he said. “In my […]

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U.S. Begins Push for New Arms Cuts

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Stealth Bomber in Flight

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Jonathan Earle – February 14, 2013) President Barack Obama’s pledge to pursue new cuts to the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals appeared to be under way Wednesday, with the State Department’s arms control chief in Moscow amid talk of a visit later this month by another high-level official. The State Department has been tight-lipped about […]

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US Expects No Breakthroughs during Gottemoeller’s Moscow Visit

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Rose Gottemoeller file photo

WASHINGTON, February 12 (RIA Novosti) – The US Department of State said on Monday no breakthrough decisions should be expected from top US arms control official Rose Gottemoeller’s visit to Russia. “Gottemoeller is on her way to Moscow. My understanding is this is a broad conversation about all of the issues that fall under her portfolio, including implementation of New […]

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DPRK nuclear tests may prompt other states to quit non-proliferation regime – expert

North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation
North Korea Map and Flag

MOSCOW. Feb 12 (Interfax) – North Korean nuclear tests endanger regional and global security, Carnegie Moscow Center Nuclear Non-Proliferation Program Coordinator Pyotr Topychkanov said. “If Japan and South Korea obtain convincing evidence to support the development of nuclear weapons in North Korea, violations of the non-proliferation regime may start in the region. For instance, Japan may be prompted to acquire […]

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Options Open for Obama to Slash Nukes

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Russian Nuclear Submarine file photo

WASHINGTON, February 11 (By Carl Schreck for RIA Novosti) ­ As commander-in-chief of the US armed forces, President Barack Obama has the power to act unilaterally to drastically slash Washington’s deployed nuclear arsenal-an initiative he reportedly hopes to explore with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is planning to address in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. “If he has […]

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Washington Attempts to Put Relations with Moscow ‘Back on Track’

Afghanistan, Central Asia, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Vladimir Putin Leaning Towards Barack Hussein Obama With Flags Behind Them

(Eurasia Daily Monitor: Volume 10, Issue 23 – Jamestown Foundation – jamestown.org – Pavel Felgenhauer – February 7, 2013) According to Russian diplomatic sources, during a meeting last weekend in Munich on the sidelines of the annual international security conference, United States Vice President Joseph Biden assured Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Washington wants to put bilateral relations “back […]

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US Arms Official Plans Moscow Talks

Foreign Policy, Security, Visas, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Rose Gottemoeller file photo

WASHINGTON, February 4 (RIA Novosti) ­ The US State Department’s top arms control official will visit Moscow next week to discuss a range of bilateral issues with her Russian counterparts, the State Department said Monday. Rose Gottemoeller, the US undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, is scheduled to hold three days of meetings with Russian officials, beginning […]

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Russia, U.S. can sign new agreement on WMD instead of Nunn-Lugar program – daily

Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations, WMD Proliferation
File Photo of Nuclear Mushroom Cloud

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) – The normalization of relations between Russia and the United States may begin with practical cooperation in resisting the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the daily Kommersant wrote on Monday. The United States would like to return relations with Russia back on track and is thinking about ways this could be done. According to […]

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Church vs. Nukes: The Dilemma of a Secret Russian Town

Nuclear, Missile Defense, Religion
File Photo of Russian Orthodox Monastery in Sarov

(RIA Novosti – Andrei Zolotov, Jr. – January 31, 2013) [Photos here: http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20130131/179151559/Church-vs-Nukes-The-Dilemma-of-a-Secret-Russian-Town.html] SAROV – After an overnight trip from Moscow, the train chugs into a tiny, single-track station and stops at closed metal gates crowned with barbed wire. Some passengers disembark and walk to the nearby checkpoint where soldiers match their IDs against a list of authorized guests; others […]

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U.S., Russia to Resume Arms Reduction Talks

Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
File Photo of Russian Nuclear Missile on Mobile Launcher Near Woods

(Moscow Times – moscowtimes.com – Yekaterina Kravtsova – February 1, 2013) U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is expected to meet with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov this weekend in Munich to resume arms-reduction talks, as the two-decade Nunn-Lugar program for dismantling weapons of mass destruction in former Soviet states draws to a close. In October, Russia said it would not extend […]

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North Korean ‘political survival champs’ wish to swap nuke program for security guarantees – Russian expert

North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation
North Korea Map and Flag

(Interfax – January 24, 2013) The North Korean National Defense Commission said on Thursday that North Korea could carry on satellite launches and nuclear tests. This means to retaliate against the United States and indicates that Pyongyang intends to exchange nuclear program concessions for security guarantees from Washington, Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee First Deputy Chairman, political expert Vyacheslav […]

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U.S. Says Remains Open For Missile Defense Talks With Russia

Nuclear, Missile Defense
Missile Defense Launch File Photo

WASHINGTON, January 4 (RIA Novosti) – The United States is still interested in missile defense cooperation with Russia, US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Thursday. “In late November – early December, we had discussions again between Acting Under Secretary Rose Gottemoeller and [Russian] Deputy Foreign Minister [Sergei] Ryabkov on the missile defense issues. We remain committed to cooperating […]

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U.S. missile defense threatens to nullify Russian nuclear potential – Putin

Nuclear Proliferation
Missile Defense Control Room file photo

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) – Russia’s disregard of U.S. missile defense deployment may damage the national nuclear missile potential, President Vladimir Putin told a press conference on Thursday. “As we have said before, the creation of such systems by our partners is a threat. It may nullify our nuclear missile potential unless we do something,” he said. The global strategic […]

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Putin Pictured in Hell on The Economist Cover

Iran, Middle East, North Africa, Nuclear Proliferation, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Vladimir Putin file photo

(Moscow Times – Dec. 20, 2012 – themoscowtimes.com/news/article/putin-pictured-in-hell-on-the-economist-cover/473430.html) The cartoon’s accompanying article, which is presented as a travel guide, says the quickest way to hell is by constantly committing major sins without giving in to feelings of remorse. President Vladimir Putin was pictured in hell on the cover of The Economist‘s last issue for 2012, floating along in a fiery […]

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NEWSLINK: Obama urges Russia to work with U.S. to extend arms pact

Nuclear, Missile Defense
File Photo of Russian Nuclear Missile on Mobile Launcher Near Woods

[Obama urges Russia to work with U.S. to extend arms pact – Reuters – Dec. 3, 2012 – http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/04/us-usa-russia-weapons-idUSBRE8B301220121204] Reuters reports on U.S. efforts to persuade Russia to continue Nunn-Lugar WMD dismantling and conversion: President Barack Obama urged Russia on Tuesday to work with the United States to “update” a decades-old agreement on dismantling nuclear and chemicals weapons that is […]

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Russians oppose engagement in possible U.S.-Iran armed confrontation – poll

Iran
Map of Iran with Stylized Radar Sweep and Overlaid Radioactivity Symbol

MOSCOW. Oct 18 (Interfax) – Moscow should not interfere in a possible altercation between Tehran and Washington, but mediate the peace process, says a report from the Yuri Levada analytical center obtained by Interfax on Wednesday. Twenty-seven percent of Russians believe Russia should not engage in a possible armed conflict between Iran and the United States. Thirty-two percent think that […]

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After 20 Years of US Aid, Russia Goes Solo on Controlling Loose Nukes

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File Photo of Nuclear Mushroom Cloud

(Voice of America – James Brooke – James Brooke is VOA Moscow bureau chief, covering Russia and the former USSR – October 18, 2012) The day that Russia’s government decided last week to end its participation in the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program, a huge, mushroom-shaped cloud rose high in the air over Orenburg. In this case, the dust was […]

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NEWSLINK: Commemorating the Cuban Missile Crisis: Eugene Ivanov writes a personal reflection on how he learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis as a child and how his son studied it in an American high school

Cuba, History, Soviet Union
Map of Ranges of Soviet Missiles on Cuba

Commemorating the Cuban Missile Crisis: Eugene Ivanov writes a personal reflection on how he learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis as a child and how his son studied it in an American high school – Russia Beyond the Headlines – Eugene Ivanov – Eugene Ivanov is a Massachusetts-based political commentator who blogs at The Ivanov Report – October 12, 2012 […]

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Nuclear Dismantlement Program’s End Draws Near

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File Photo of Russian Nuclear Missile on Mobile Launcher Near Woods

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Nikolaus von Twickel – October 12, 2012) News that Moscow wants to end a multibillion-dollar program with Washington to dismantle nuclear and chemical weapons triggered fears Thursday that the Kremlin is embarking on an increasingly isolationist foreign policy course. The Foreign Ministry said late Wednesday that the United States wants to prolong the so-called Nunn-Lugar […]

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Russia Walks Out of Nunn-Lugar Agreement ­- Paper

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File Photo of Russian Nuclear Missile on Mobile Launcher Near Woods

MOSCOW, October 10 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow is to abandon participation in a decades-old program with the United States aimed at dismantling weapons of mass destruction, Russian daily Kommersant reported Wednesday. The paper reported sources in the US State Department as saying Russia is no longer interested in the Nunn-Lugar program ­ also known as the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program […]

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October Marks 50th Anniversary of Cuban Missile Crisis

Cuba, History, Soviet Union, Nuclear, Missile Defense, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations
Map of Ranges of Soviet Missiles on Cuba

(Andre de Nesnera – Voice of America – October 9, 2012) This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.  Historians say there were several key events that led to the decision by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to […]

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Israel Might Strike Iran After U.S. Presidential Elections – Russian Analyst

Iran, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine, Middle East, North Africa, Nuclear Proliferation, WMD Proliferation
Map of Iran with Stylized Radar Sweep and Radiation Symbol Background Image

“Israel Might Strike Iran After U.S. Presidential Elections – Russian Analyst” – Interfax-AVN – Sept. 11, 2012 [click here to read original article] Interfax-VN cites Alexei Arbatov, former Duma member and current head of the International Security Center under the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), as suggesting that Israel might launch a war […]

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