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After the end of the Soviet Union and beginning of the Russian Federation in the 1990s, the opening for a "peace dividend", a drawdown became possible of nuclear weapons in a histioric transition from a nuclear weapons 'Mutual Assured Destruction' (MAD) strategies and deployment. This moment passed even as former Soviet states returned nuclear weapon system to the Russian Federation and the forces of NATO, the U.S. and Europe were realigned.
After the end of the Soviet Union and beginning of the Russian Federation in the 1990s, the opening for a "peace dividend", a drawdown became possible of nuclear weapons in a histioric transition from a nuclear weapons 'Mutual Assured Destruction' (MAD) strategies and deployment. This moment passed even as former Soviet states returned nuclear weapon system to the Russian Federation and the forces of NATO, the U.S. and Europe were realigned.


Within years, however, a new Cold War, a new nuclear weapons era, began. A Cold War 2.0 emerged out of the turn of the Century.
Within years, however, a new Cold War, a new nuclear weapons era, began. A Cold War 2.0 emerged out of the turn of the Century. Computer networks, 'smart' and advanced command and control systems, a next generation of nuclear weapons were rolled out and deployed. Russia reformed, China entered the nuclear race with powerful technology, the U.S. announced successive nuclear weapons development 'modernization' that acted to spur international quid pro quo responses.




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“If you are talking about a nuclear-armed environment, which is already fragile … then you are living in an environment [where] things could escalate quite quickly, by accident or miscalculation.”
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Last week [Jan. 20, 2022], the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists cited the Ukraine conflict as contributing to its decision to keep the “Doomsday Clock” at 100 seconds to midnight, an indication of how close it assesses that the human race is to potential self-annihilation.

“Ukraine remains a potential flashpoint, and Russian troop deployments to the Ukrainian border heighten day-to-day tension,” it noted in citing the threat of a nuclear conflict.

A primary concern... is Russia’s arsenal of thousands of battlefield nuclear weapons, which are central to its military strategy.

“The Russians have something like 4,000 [tactical nuclear weapons] and they have an ‘escalate to win’ nuclear doctrine, which says ‘we use nuclear weapons first if the conventional conflict starts to spin out of our favor,’” said a former senior GOP government official who still works on nuclear security issues.

One Russian diplomat last month went so far as to publicly threaten the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in the crisis.

The weapons have a lower “yield” than traditional atomic bombs and are designed to be used against conventional forces in battle. But they still have enormous explosive power and are considered particularly destabilizing to deterrent strategy.

The United States has reportedly been flying dedicated spy missions over in recent weeks to determine if Russia has deployed any of its tactical nuclear weapons along the border with Ukraine.


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Nuclear Proliferation

Nuclear Weapons, Generational Risks of Disaster: When Will the 'Big One' Come?

2017

A continuing concern at GreenPolicy360's associated site Strategic Demands is the "modernization" of the US nuclear weapons capabilities, in particular, 'dial up' usable cruise missiles and 'smart' add-on upgrades to the B61 nuclear weapon system.

After the end of the Soviet Union and beginning of the Russian Federation in the 1990s, the opening for a "peace dividend", a drawdown became possible of nuclear weapons in a histioric transition from a nuclear weapons 'Mutual Assured Destruction' (MAD) strategies and deployment. This moment passed even as former Soviet states returned nuclear weapon system to the Russian Federation and the forces of NATO, the U.S. and Europe were realigned.

Within years, however, a new Cold War, a new nuclear weapons era, began. A Cold War 2.0 emerged out of the turn of the Century. Computer networks, 'smart' and advanced command and control systems, a next generation of nuclear weapons were rolled out and deployed. Russia reformed, China entered the nuclear race with powerful technology, the U.S. announced successive nuclear weapons development 'modernization' that acted to spur international quid pro quo responses.


*http://nukewatch.org/B61.html


The consequences of the forward-deployment of next generation nuclear weapons will bring a response, from Russia and China. A new nuclear arms race has commenced, a "Cold War 2.0" with escalating risks and regional flashpoints growing more dangerous, year by year.


"Events... have led to the worsening of an already difficult climate for discussions on the issue of removal of American B61 gravity bombs deployed in five European states.

"Existing defense and deterrence mechanisms, international legal and allied security guarantees and assurances, and their viability and effectiveness, have been subject to renewed examination..."


"Against such a climate of uncertainty, insecurity and confrontation it is difficult to imagine a serious consideration of prospects for nuclear disarmament in Europe by political leaders from NATO member states."


* http://fas.org/programs/ssp/nukes/publications1/Brief2013_B61-12.pdf

* http://fas.org/blogs/security/2014/01/b61capability/

* http://defensetech.org/2014/02/28/nuclear-bomb-upgrade-could-violate-key-treaty/ -- http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/upgrading-us-nuclear-weapons-more-expensive-than-planned-a-833586.html

* http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:B61_before_tail_kit.jpg -- http://strategicdemands.com/going_bzhrk/


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Böll Foundation
Brookings Institute
Brookings Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Initiative
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
Center for International Policy
Center for New American Security
Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies
Center for Security Studies
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Chatham House
Federation of American Scientists
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Global Security Institute
Institute for Economics and Peace
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict
International Crisis Group
International Institute for Strategic Studies-IISS
International Law and Policy Institute
International Studies Association
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
National Security Network
New America Foundation
New America-Future of War Project
New America-Open Technology Institute
Nuclear Security Project
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Oxford Research Group
Peace Research Institute
Peter Peterson Foundation
Ploughshares
Reaching Critical Will
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Truman National Security Project
Unfold Zero
World Institute for Nuclear Security
World Policy Institute


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