Nuclear control is dying as superpowers answer each other with ICBMs: Putin’s Yars meets America’s Minuteman III
World enters new nuclear age with ICBMs answering ICBMs.
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SIPRI: World’s nuclear arsenals grow and nuclear rhetoric sharpens as post-Cold War reduction era ends
China's nuclear arsenal jumps to 600 warheads with 100 added in single year, which represents the fastest growth rate among nuclear powers since 2023, with China potentially matching Russian or American intercontinental ballistic missile numbers by decade's end.
Export controls need Cold War-style overhaul to stop weapons tech flow – FP
The collapse of post-Cold War pax technica becomes evident as analysis reveals extensive use of Western electronics in Russian, Iranian, and North Korean weapons.
Cold War lessons show why West must abandon “escalation management” now
The Cuban Missile Crisis proved firm boundaries contained Soviet expansion - but today's cautious deterrence approach achieves the opposite effect, with political transitions in 2024 leaving a narrowing window to apply these historical lessons.
The Hill: Helsinki Commission urges US to label Russia “persistent threat” to global security
The report, obtained by The Hill, recommends a departure from post-Cold War policies that sought cooperation with Russia and encourages the US government to allow Ukrainian forces to use Western-supplied weapons for long-range strikes into Russian territory.
The enduring lessons of Stalin’s wartime endgame
If Western efforts to contain Soviet expansionism taught us anything, it is that the only way to deter totalitarian thugs is to confront them.
Germany must be prepared for war within five years, warns naval commander
Germany's largest seaport, Hamburg, and the nation as a whole must brace for potential military conflict by 2029, Naval Captain Michael Giss has warned, stressing the importance of social and military readiness in the face of growing external threats.