Arms Control

Europeans should encourage U.S. to offer Russia legal guarantees on missile defense

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:18:08 -0500

From Clara Marina O'Donnell, Real Clear World: [S]o far, the Obama administration has refused to give Russia legal guarantees. The US has made such commitments in the past.

Will Russia take ‘yes’ for an answer?

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:23:37 -0500

From Steven Pifer, New York Times: When Secretary of State Chuck Hagel announced this month that the Pentagon would increase the number of missile interceptors in Alaska, he noted that the U.S. missile defense program in Europe would be restructured.

NATO-Russia Missile Defense: Compromise is Possible

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:57:40 -0600

From Steven Pifer, Brookings: The Russian concern has an understandable basis in principle: if U.S. missile defenses continue to grow in numbers and quality, at some future point they could undermine the balance in strategic offensive forces between Russia and the United States.

Shaheen: 'I am concerned that Kremlin’s actions are creating an environment of fear' inside Russia

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:17:31 -0600

From Jeanne Shaheen, Office of Senator Shaheen: The United States and Russia have a long history of dramatic ups and downs and seeming contradictions.

Russia ready for NATO talks on conventional forces cuts

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 08:46:18 -0600

From Steve Gutterman, Reuters: Russia is ready for talks with NATO on limiting conventional military forces in Europe as long as the Western alliance does not bring politics into the picture, Russia's new envoy to NATO was quoted as saying on Thursday.

Is the Russia-NATO row over missile defense 'just an overblown distraction?'

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:37:19 -0500

From Pavel Podvig, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Judging by the intensity of Russia's constant opposition to US missile defenses in Europe, one might think that the very survival of the nation is in danger.

Gen. Makarov: Russia being forced into new arms race by NATO missile defense

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:45:43 -0600

From Russia Today: Russia’s Chief of General Staff says Moscow is being pushed into a new arms race, although it has repeatedly stressed that it does not want this.

Medvedev: Missile shield remarks forced measure, not electoral rhetoric

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:59:19 -0600

From RIA Novosti: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday plans to put offensive weapon systems on Russia's borders to counter a planned European missile shield were not electoral rhetoric but a forced measure.