DefenceTalkGeneva: The US is following an egocentric foreign policy that is leading to global arms control agreements being devalued, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. It is vital “to stop the degradation of international arms control”, Lavrov told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, urging Washington to resume talks on halting nuclear proliferation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egocentric-us-is-wrecking-global-arms-control-says-russia-74271/

China said Wednesday it has “no intention to participate” in trilateral arms control negotiations, a day after Washington called on Beijing to join its nuclear arms talks with Moscow. The United States has held two rounds of talks with Russia, aimed at reducing misunderstandings around critical security issues since the collapse of a Cold War […]

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the military alliance needs to be ready for a world with more Russian missiles, after a UN warning that the global arms control system is collapsing. “NATO does not want a new Cold war, we don’t want a new arms race. And therefore we call on Russia to come […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-says-bloc-preparing-for-more-russian-missiles-72163/

DefenceTalkEven as world powers work to implement the Iran nuclear deal, North Korea’s apparent detonation of a new bomb marks a stark setback for global anti-proliferation efforts. The UN Security Council scrambled to convene a session to condemn Pyongyang and prepare to strengthen the already draconian sanctions regime isolating North Korea. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korean-bomb-test-a-setback-for-arms-control-66296/

DefenceTalkUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on world governments to step up arms control, in particular by keeping track of ammunition flows that fuel fighting. “Deny access to illegal weapons and ammunition and you deny criminals, armed groups and extremists a central means to perpetrate violence, intimidation and harm,” Ban told a UN Security […]https://www.defencetalk.com/un-urges-action-against-spread-of-small-arms-64209/

DefenceTalkRussia’s deputy defense minister has suggested updating the agreements on conventional weapons control, which no longer match the political situation and the effectiveness of modern high-precision arms. Speaking at a session of the Russia-NATO council, Anatoly Antonov said that the new ideas could be used when the European countries start building a new space of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-calls-on-nato-to-review-cold-war-methods-of-arms-control-48647/