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Neue US-Raketen in Deutschland: Wenig Worte, weite Waffen. Mit Kommentaren von mir und Frank Kuhn nd-aktuell.de/artikel/118490…

Raus aus dem strategischen Niemandsland: "In der Zeitenwende darf sich die deutsche Politik ebenfalls nicht nur mit dem Ausbau europäischer Fähigkeiten begnügen. Sie sollte auch über Strategie selbst streiten lernen." mit Tim Thies und Lukas Mengelkamp blaetter.de/ausgabe/2024/s…

"75 years ago the first atomic bomb was tested in the USSR. Until this day, it's the best and most powerful deterring factor for our adversaries" This headline wouldn't look unusual in Russia, but is a bit confusing in the American edition of AiF for Russian-speaking diaspora

Richard Haass schreibt von einer "neuen nuklearen Ära", die sich durch ein nukleares Wettrüsten, potenzielle neue Mitglieder im Atomwaffenclub sowie regionale und globale Konflikte auszeichnen wird. Umso wichtiger, dass Deutschland hierzu debattiert, ipg-journal.de/rubriken/ausse…

US-UK nuke tech sharing agreement to be extended indefinitely: ft.com/content/2ebca4…

With the talk about changes in Russian nuclear doctrine in the air, it may be worth remembering the last time it was discussed, in 2009. At some point it seemed the doctrine would allow preemptive strikes, even "in local wars." See russianforces.org/blog/2009/10/n… In the end it didn't 1/

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"Two U.S. researchers say they have identified the probable deployment site in Russia of the 9M730 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as invincible." reuters.com/world/europe/u…

"Russia says it will make changes to the doctrine that sets out the circumstances in which it might use nuclear weapons. What might that mean?" reuters.com/world/europe/w…

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The Sept. Arms Control Today is now online: armscontrol.org/aca/2128 Includes 8 [!] articles on "The Next U.S. President’s Nuclear Challenges," plus another on "Averting a New Arms Race in Europe" by Oliver Meier @olivermeier.bsky.social Subscribe now to get all the latest: armscontrol.org/subscribe 1/2

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"The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that work on making changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine is 'at an advanced stage.' Kommersant asked 6 leading Russian experts in the field of international security what adjustments should be made to this crucial document".

Der Artikel von Alexander Graef, Tim Thies und mir in den Blättern für deutsche und internationale Politik über die neuen Mittelstreckenwaffen und die notwendige strategische Debatte ist jetzt ohne Paywall frei zugänglich. Blätter blaetter.de/ausgabe/2024/s…

Here is a great detailed analysis of the US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement compiled by NIS nuclearinfo.org/article/new-ni…

Elena Chernenko weighs in on #Russia's plans to change its #nuclear doctrine Possible changes that leading Russian experts anticipate (or recommend!) range from lowering the threshold for nuclear use to explicitly renouncing no-first use I summarise the most noteworthy ideas:🧵