Will the US - Russia arms control be continued after the Biden-Putin Geneva summit?
Will the US - Russia arms control be continued after the Biden-Putin Geneva summit?

Author(s): Alexander G. Savelyev, Olga M. Naryshkina
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije IFIMES
Keywords: arms control; nuclear weapons; the New START; negotiations; nuclear warheads; nonstrategic nuclear weapons; missile defense; strategic precision-guided non-nuclear weapons; space weapons;
Summary/Abstract: The article provides an analysis of the likely goals and positions of Russia and the United States on nuclear arms control. The U.S. administration aims to reach an agreement with Russia to control all of the parties' nuclear arsenals, including non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNW), as well as China's involvement in nuclear arms negotiations bilaterally or multilaterally in order to establish control over China's nuclear arsenal. Russia's likely position in the negotiations is a solution of the problem of missile defense, strategic high-precision non-nuclear weapons and space weapons. The authors believe that without a high level of trust between the parties, there are rather few good prospects for the continuation of the arms control dialogue for the foreseeable future.

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