In 1969, long-simmering Sino-Soviet tensions boiled over into direct military confrontation along the Ussuri River. The Ussuri served as an official border boundary between the People’s Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and it had been a point of Chinese contention that the Soviet Union had forced China to consign Chinese […]
US, NATO Follow Russia in Dropping Out of Europe Arms Treaty
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with VOA about Russian suspension of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). “Russia stopped implementing the CFE treaty way back around 2007,” John Erath, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told VOA. “So, the implications are pretty much zero. … The treaty has been […]
Russian Official Issues Nuclear Weapons Warning After Historic Achievement
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with Newsweek about Russian assertions that Russia is ahead in the “nuclear domain”. John Erath, the senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, told Newsweek that Patrushev’s boastfulness is akin to “that kid on the playground who always had to believe he or she had it better […]
The Right and Wrong Lessons to Learn from Missile Defense in Ukraine
By Shawn Rostker The war in Ukraine has been marked by a Russian reliance on air strikes in the face of its failure to capture decisive victory on the ground. The use of drones and missiles against military and civilian targets has been one of the main pillars of a Russian strategy to drain Ukraine’s […]
No Good Reason for Nuclear Testing
By John Erath On October 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia would consider revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and turned the matter over to the Duma for further action. This step has caused concern that Russia may resume explosive testing of nuclear weapons and break the effective moratorium […]
