Biden's Administration and Its Security Policy as Regards Nuclear Weapons
Biden's Administration and Its Security Policy as Regards Nuclear Weapons

Author(s): Miroslav Tůma
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Political behavior
Published by: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů
Keywords: Joseph Biden; security policy; nuclear weapons; New START Treaty; Open Skies Treaty;
Summary/Abstract: The reflection deals with possibilities of finding at solution to the main nuclear arms control and nonproliferation issues in the wider international context from the point of view of President Joe Biden's Democratic administration's declared new approach as regards security policy. The closing part pays attention to some matters which could complicate and/or halt the implementation of the planned steps. There is a certain hope that the new administration will assume a more cooperative stance as regards the reduction and elimination of nuclear weapons and other security matters. The process of the extension of the ten-year validity of the last arms control treaty, the US-Russia New START Treaty, for five more years has been launched successfully. The international community also expects, besides the continuation of the US-Russia arms control talks, the renewal of the US participation in the so-called Iranian nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA) and the continuation of the dialog on denuclearization with the DPRK. The Biden administration's position as regards the historically important the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which entered into force at the beginning of this year, will be in the centre of attention due to the US intention to renew its leading position in the arms control and nonproliferation process. The supporters of the international measures to strengthen the trust and security within the Euro-Atlantic space would particularly welcome the renewal of the USA's membership in the international Open Skies Treaty (OST).

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