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The role of nuclear weapons in Russia's strategic deterrence : implications for European security and nuclear arms control

Wachs, Lydia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

In the West, Russia’s nuclear deterrence strategy is often described as one of “escalate to deescalate”. The thinking goes that Moscow is prepared to use nuclear weapons at an early stage in a conflict in order to “deescalate” and terminate the confrontation quickly in its favour....

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After the review conference : the NPT remains robust

Schneider, Jonas; Horovitz, Liviu - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

. Surprisingly, differences over nuclear disarmament did not play a role in the failure of the conference, despite the growing … disarmament is a lesser concern for the non-nuclear-weapon states (NNWS) than they themselves have long been suggesting. That the … stability of the NPT does not depend on progress towards disarmament is good news. For Germany’s National Security Strategy (NSS …

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Back to the future of the Arctic : the enduring relevance of arms control

Paul, Michael - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

Russia’s war against Ukraine seems to have no immediate end in sight, the strategic competition between China and the … US continues, and the expanding military cooperation between China and Russia increases the challenges facing the …

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Significant and sound : US medium-range missiles in Germany

Schneider, Jonas; Arnold, Torben - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

At the NATO summit in July 2024, the United States and Germany announced that, in 2026, the United States would be deploying ground-launched medium-range missiles in Germany that can reach targets in Russia's heartland. This deployment is a critical step because it gives NATO new capabilities in...

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North Korea's fait accompli : implications of the changing status quo on the Korean Peninsula

Ballbach, Eric J. - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

While the world’s attention is focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the intensifying conflict between the US … and China, the security situation on the Korean Peninsula has continued to deteriorate. North Korea is steadily advancing …

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Russian nuclear weapons in space? : potential destructive consequences in space, escalation on earth, and damage to arms control

Schneider, Jonas; Süß, Juliana - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2025

According to the US government, the Russian government is developing a programme to arm some of its satellites with nuclear warheads. Should the Kremlin acquire this capability, it could destroy key parts of the civilian satellite infrastructure by detonating a single nuclear weapon in low Earth...

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Russia's catch-all nuclear rhetoric in its war against Ukraine : a balancing act between deterrence, dissuasion, and compellence strategies

Horovitz, Liviu; Arndt, Anna Clara - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

A close reading of Russia’s nuclear statements and actions during the first seven months of its war against Ukraine reveals a threefold approach. Moscow is walking a fine line between a well-crafted and successful deterrence strategy to prevent foreign military intervention; a more modest and...

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Trump II and US nuclear assurances to NATO : policy options instead of alarmism

Horovitz, Liviu; Suh, Elisabeth - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

While a second Trump Presidency would be challenging for transatlantic ties, US nuclear assurances to its NATO allies in Europe would likely be the last casualty - not the first - of a fraying relationship. There is an intrinsic incompatibility between the United States completely abandoning its...

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France's nuclear weapons and Europe : options for a better coordinated deterrence policy

Horovitz, Liviu; Wachs, Lydia - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

Replacing the US nuclear guarantee with a French nuclear umbrella for Europe would face major political and logistical challenges. Nevertheless, given the growing uncertainty in Europe and Asia, the German government should consider scenarios and options that go beyond today’s deterrence...

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Moving beyond targeted sanctions : the sanctions regime of the European Union against North Korea

Ballbach, Eric J. - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

As diplomatic initiatives have thus far failed to achieve the objective of a complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and given that a military solution is generally considered to be unfeasible, sanctions have become the central...

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