Putin will have no choice but to redesign Russia’s nuclear launch authority if he intends to keep his finger on the nuclear button.
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Matt Korda
Matt Korda is a Research Associate for the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, where he co-authors the Nuclear Notebook with Hans Kristensen.
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A Rare Look Inside a Russian ICBM Base
It’s relatively easy to observe Russian missile bases from above. It’s much harder to do it from inside. But in September, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a rare video of a command exercise which features mobile SS-27 Mod 2 “Yars-S” ICBMs driving around their base near Novosibirsk. The base itself, which is likely to […]
Read MoreSunday’s US Missile Launch, Explained.
Arms Control Twitter has been abuzz since yesterday’s announcement that the United States had conducted a surprise launch of a Tomahawk missile on Sunday afternoon.
Read MoreNo Bret, the U.S. Doesn’t Need More Nukes
Reflexively crying “more nukes” without articulating any kind of strategic vision isn’t going to get us out of the arms race.
Read MoreThe INF Treaty Officially Died Today
Six months after both the United States and Russia announced suspensions of their respective obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the treaty officially died today.
Read MoreNew Chinese White Paper Subtly Criticizes Trump’s Approach to Arms Control
China’s latest Defense White Paper calls out the US for “undermining global stability.”
Read MoreDamning new report chronicles missile defense slip-ups
Previous GAO reports haven’t been particularly encouraging of the Missile Defense Agency’s progress, but this year’s report was especially incriminating.
Read MoreNuclear Upgrades At Russian Bomber Base And Storage Site
The Russian military has started upgrading nuclear weapons bunkers at Engels Air Base and the Saratov-63 central nuclear weapons storage facility in Saratov province. At Engels Air Base, satellite images show one of two bunkers in the weapons storage area has been exposed as part of apparent maintenance of the base’s nuclear weapons mission. The […]
Read MoreMixed Messages On Trump’s Missile Defense Review
President Trump personally released the long-overdue Missile Defense Review today, and despite the document’s assertion that “Missile Defenses are Stabilizing,” the MDR promotes a posture that is anything but.
Read MoreIsrael’s Official Map Replaces Military Bases with Fake Farms and Deserts
Israel has deleted several military facilities from its official map by replacing them with fake farms, deserts, or paint splotches.
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