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Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have agreed to reduce their strategic arsenals to 1,550 weapons each – far more than the 1,000 that Obama had in mind, but nonetheless a huge step that could bring about further cuts.
Current capacity is roughly 500 weapons annually in both Russia and the US, which means that the total of 2,000 weapons each that the ICNND Report suggests for the year 2025 cannot be fully implemented much before 2028.
In addition, the report proposes a declaration by these states that the sole purpose of nuclear weapons is to deter others from their use, coupled with an obligation not to increase their stockpiles.
As supplementary steps, the report suggests negotiating limitations on missiles, strategic missile defense, space-based weapons, and biological weapons, as well as holding talks on eliminating conventional weapons imbalances."
Nuclear weapons would thus become superfluous.
In parallel, mandatory measures would penalize any states attempting to circumvent the ban, as well as individuals involved in producing nuclear weapons.
Immediate further cuts must include sub-strategic weapons, with the few remaining American nuclear weapons in Europe withdrawn in exchange for the elimination of the still substantial Russian stockpile.
But the withdrawal of American nuclear weapons from Europe is by no means the first step towards nuclear disarmament.
To suggest it as an opening move could damage European security and jeopardize transatlantic cohesion, so the message has to be “no” to unilateral withdrawal, but “yes” to including these weapons in future arms-control negotiations.
Withdrawal of these weapons would not mean the end of nuclear deterrence for Europe, as deterrence will remain necessary until the last nuclear weapon is dismantled.
But the sole purpose of retaining some degree of deterrence will be to deter the use of nuclear weapons.
While Beijing/Shenyang exercise should have indicated to Russian leaders that China’s intentions toward Russia may not always be benign, Russia’s political and military leadership seem not to sense any threat; on the contrary, they continue to sell the Chinese advanced weapons.
A Farewell to Nuclear ArmsMOSCOW – Twenty-five years ago this month, I sat across from Ronald Reagan in Reykjavik, Iceland to negotiate a deal that would have reduced, and could have ultimately eliminated by 2000, the fearsome arsenals of nuclear weapons held by the United States and the Soviet Union.
For all our differences, Reagan and I shared the strong conviction that civilized countries should not make such barbaric weapons the linchpin of their security.
The next few years may well determine if our shared dream of ridding the world of nuclear weapons will ever be realized.
As someone who has commanded these weapons, I strongly disagree.
By failing to propose a compelling plan for nuclear disarmament, the US, Russia, and the remaining nuclear powers are promoting through inaction a future in which nuclear weapons will inevitably be used.
A second necessary step is for the US and Russia to follow up on the New START agreement and begin deeper weapons cuts, especially tactical and reserve weapons, which serve no purpose, waste funds, and threaten security.
This will also require that the 2002 Global Partnership, dedicated to securing and eliminating all weapons of mass destruction – nuclear, chemical, and biological – is renewed and expanded when it convenes next year in the US.
In today’s economic climate, nuclear weapons have become loathsome money pits.
With Iran now struggling to smuggle arms into Yemen, the flow of weapons has declined considerably.
There can no longer be any reasonable doubt that Iran’s ambition is to obtain nuclear weapons capability.
It is precisely this ambition that sets Iran apart from North Korea: whereas North Korea seeks nuclear weapons capability in order to entrench its own isolation, Iran is aiming for regional dominance and more.
Moreover, as a victim of foreign aggression, Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions would be fully legitimized.
One area of probable continuity is the Middle East, where Obama will continue to try to broker a deal between Israelis and Palestinians and press Iran not to develop nuclear weapons.
Suppose there is a crisis in the Persian Gulf over Iran’s efforts to get nuclear weapons.
Facing economic stagnation and what Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei calls “the anarchy of weapons,” a succession struggle is the last thing Palestinians need.
For many Trump supporters, the crucial fact about the recent attack in Orlando is that the perpetrator was the son of Muslim immigrants from Afghanistan and acted in the name of anti-American sentiment (though committing mass murder with semi-automatic weapons is, alas, all too American).
Our spending plan prioritizes the development and fielding of the newest, most capable technology, including Virginia-class submarines, fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters, P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, new electronic warfare and communications capabilities, and improved precision weapons and cruise missiles.
But a look at the record shows that democracies possess more effective weapons to fight terror than do authoritarian regimes.
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