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Nuclear powers continue to modernise their arsenals, researchers said Monday, warning that tensions were rising, deeming that the nuclear arms control outlook “bleak“. This compounds the nuclear spectrum of problems that are faced by the world, even as it struggles to free itself from the grip of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The loss of key channels of communication between Russia and the USA… could potentially lead to a new nuclear arms race,” said Shannon Kile, director of the nuclear arms control programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and co-author of the report.
Russia and the US account for more than 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons.
Nuclear arms control outlook bleak: new START not to have much impact
Kile was referring to the future of the New START treaty between the US and Russia, which is set to expire in February 2021.
It is the final nuclear deal still in force between the two superpowers, aimed at maintaining their nuclear arsenals below Cold War levels.
“Discussions to extend New START or to negotiate a new treaty made no progress in 2019,” the SIPRI researchers noted.
Read more: New START for Russia and USA on nuclear talks; China unconvinced
At the same time, nuclear powers continue to modernise their weapons while China and India are increasing the size of their arsenals.
“China is in the middle of a significant modernisation of its nuclear arsenal. It is developing a so-called nuclear triad for the first time, made up of new land- and sea-based missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft,” SIPRI said.
The country has repeatedly rejected Washington’s insistence that it join any future nuclear arms reduction talks.
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Nuclear arms control outlook bleak amid rapid modernisation: report
Nuclear powers continue to modernise their arsenals, researchers said Monday, warning that tensions were rising, deeming that the nuclear arms control outlook “bleak“. This compounds the nuclear spectrum of problems that are faced by the world, even as it struggles to free itself from the grip of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The loss of key channels of communication between Russia and the USA… could potentially lead to a new nuclear arms race,” said Shannon Kile, director of the nuclear arms control programme at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and co-author of the report.
Russia and the US account for more than 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons.
Nuclear arms control outlook bleak: new START not to have much impact
Kile was referring to the future of the New START treaty between the US and Russia, which is set to expire in February 2021.
It is the final nuclear deal still in force between the two superpowers, aimed at maintaining their nuclear arsenals below Cold War levels.
“Discussions to extend New START or to negotiate a new treaty made no progress in 2019,” the SIPRI researchers noted.
Read more: New START for Russia and USA on nuclear talks; China unconvinced
At the same time, nuclear powers continue to modernise their weapons while China and India are increasing the size of their arsenals.
“China is in the middle of a significant modernisation of its nuclear arsenal. It is developing a so-called nuclear triad for the first time, made up of new land- and sea-based missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft,” SIPRI said.
The country has repeatedly rejected Washington’s insistence that it join any future nuclear arms reduction talks.
Read full article...
Nuclear arms control outlook bleak amid rapid modernisation: report
