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When Nuclear Weapons Return to Belarus

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The deployment of nonstrategic nuclear weapons to Belarus marks an important shift in Russia’s nuclear posture.

When Nuclear Weapons Return to Belarus When Nuclear Weapons Return to Belarus: Evolving Concepts in Russian Escalation Strategy The deployment of nonstrategic nuclear weapons to Belarus marks ... ongoing military assistance for Kyiv. Russian actions included thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons at key times during the war. Yet Russia’s attempts at coercion were only partially successful ... of nuclear weapons to Belarus, where they would remain under Russian control. Such efforts have, in turn, raised important questions regarding the new nuclear sharing agreement’s implications

The Nuclear Programs of Russia China North Korea and Iran

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This report analyzes nuclear weapons programs in Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, including nuclear command and control, R&D, funding, staffing, testing.

The Nuclear Programs of Russia China North Korea and Iran The Nuclear Programs of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran This report analyzes nuclear weapons programs in Russia, China, North Korea ... Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy asked CNA to provide an unclassified report on the nuclear programs of four countries: Russia, China, North Korea ... , including its policies, interests, and threat perceptions; the country’s nuclear command, control, and communications; nuclear program funding and budgeting; the nuclear weapons—related activities of each

Nuclear Research

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working on the world’s most challenging and pressing nuclear weapons policy and strategy issues. left medium standard orange white Contacts gray https://www.youtube.com/embed/p2vR1KlM2pw small white ... blasted the nuclear weapons threat back into our consciousness. CNA explores nuclear policy and strategy, and how things have shifted since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. podcast half /images/podcasts ... in from the Cold Discussion on the history of nuclear weapons and the events that shaped modern nuclear policy. gray half Nuclear History CNA’s nuclear research has crossed the globe. Learn more about

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

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Moscow’s nuclear weapons doctrine is at an inflection point. This report examines the debates in Russia about the ineffectiveness of nuclear weapons threats.

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears Moscow’s nuclear weapons doctrine is at an inflection point. This report examines the debates in Russia about the ineffectiveness of nuclear weapons threats. Moscow’s nuclear weapons doctrine, posture, and strategy are at an inflection point. Historically, Russia has leveraged its nuclear arsenal to maintain its great power status ... has repeatedly invoked and signaled with nuclear weapons in its efforts to deter the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from directly intervening in the war in Ukraine and to compel

Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty

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The United States must prepare to compete with Russia without a treaty that verifiably constrains intercontinental range nuclear weapons. This coming challenge stems from three changes in US-Russian relations.Recognizing these changing conditions, the report explores risks, uncertainties, and US policy options for a world in which there is significant competition between Washington and Moscow, but no bilateral strategic nuclear arms control treaty.

Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty Nuclear Arms Control Without a Treaty? Risks and Options After New Start The United States must prepare to compete with Russia without a treaty that verifiably constrains intercontinental range nuclear weapons. This coming challenge stems from three changes in US-Russian relations.Recognizing these changing conditions, the report explores risks, uncertainties ... mechanisms, such as the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, that would be less effective for reducing nuclear risks and could have counterproductive consequences. If US allies perceive

National Security Seminar

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and military uses of AI expert, CNAS and  Dr. Timothy P. McDonnell , Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program, CNA MODERATOR: Dr. Larry Lewis , Principal ... State Department and  Dr. Timothy P. McDonnell , Research Analyst and nuclear weapons policy expert, Strategy and Policy Analysis Program, CNA MODERATOR: Mary Chesnut , Research Analyst, Russia ... the series will explore this year include nuclear cooperation, emerging frontiers in counterterrorism, biodefense lessons learned from the pandemic, and cybersecurity. white top-only Or email questions

Russian Strategy for Escalation Management: Debates

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This report offers an overview of the main debates in Russian military thought on deterrence and escalation management in the post-Cold War period, based on authoritative publications. It explores discussions by Russian military analysts and strategists on “regional nuclear deterrence,” namely the structure of a two-level deterrence system (regional and global); debates on “nonnuclear deterrence” and the role of strategic conventional weapons in escalation management; as well as writings on the evolution of damage concepts toward ones that reflect damage that is tailored to the adversary. Russian military thinking on damage informs the broader discourse on ways and means to shift an opponent’s calculus in an escalating conflict. The report concludes with summaries of recent articles that reflect ongoing discourse on the evolution of Russia’s strategic deterrence system and key trends in Russian military thought on escalation management.

on “regional nuclear deterrence,” namely the structure of a two-level deterrence system (regional and global); debates on “nonnuclear deterrence” and the role of strategic conventional weapons ... of nonstrategic nuclear weapons is not only enduring, but remains prominent in regional contingencies. Russia’s nonstrategic nuclear weapons complement conventional, while strategic nuclear capabilities remain ... thinking. Despite the emphasis on the role of nuclear weapons in escalation management, preventive nuclear threats are judged to not be credible in early periods of conflict. Most analysts argue

Sino Soviet Border Conflict

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New archival materials on the 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict demonstrate how nuclear weapons impact political and military decision-making.

Sino Soviet Border Conflict The Sino-Soviet Border Conflict: Deterrence, Escalation, and the Threat of Nuclear War in 1969 New archival materials on the 1969 Sino-Soviet border conflict demonstrate how nuclear weapons impact political and military decision-making. On 2 March 1969, Chinese troops ambushed and killed a group of Soviet border guards on Zhenbao Island, one of the many disputed ... following the bloodshed on Zhenbao, the Soviet Union deliberately hinted that it might use nuclear weapons, especially in a surgical strike on China’s nascent nuclear facilities. Whereas China dismissed

ai and autonomy in russia: Special Issue, September 8, 2022

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September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

be stated that military threats to Russia in the medium and long term will grow. Russia can be drawn into military conflicts of various scales, including with the use of nuclear weapons. It is predicted ... ; active phase, including the possibility of using nuclear weapons; post- conflict settlement) in one variation or another will form the main expectation of interstate confrontation in military conflicts ... insufficiently studied wars and armed conflicts with a real possibility of limited use of nuclear weapons. To achieve political and strategic goals, stakes will be placed on "non-contact" warfare

Five Key Challenges in US-Russian Relations

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Both US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin aim to halt the downward spiral of the bilateral relationship when they meet on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Program where she works on issues related to the Russian military and nuclear weapons. Anya Fink is a Research Analyst in CNA’s Russia Studies Program. Her research focuses on Russian strategy and approaches to deterrence, Russian military thought, and nuclear weapons issues. Both US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin aim to halt the downward spiral of the bilateral ... the presumed perpetrators. Strategic Stability Perhaps the most significant challenge faced by the U.S. and Russia involves maintaining strategic stability between the two largest nuclear weapons