Last week, Russia announced it had started tactical nuclear weapons exercises near Ukraine. Pavel Podvig explores whether this move is an attempt to go beyond signalling and bring non-strategic nuclear weapons closer to the frontline and asks how the international community should respond.
The war in Ukraine and other disagreements between Washington and Moscow have put nuclear arms control on the back burner. Nevertheless, it is in the interest of Russia and the United States to restart New START discussions at the level of engaged experts, even if they stay below high politics.
Breaking Defense was given exclusive space tracking information showing the unique path of the Russian system, one experts say is the reason for US government warnings about space-based nuclear weapons.
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