DefenceTalkThe United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world’s two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted Russia for suspending inspections and canceling talks but did not accuse Moscow […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-russia-not-complying-with-last-remaining-nuclear-treaty-79805/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, saying it hoped to prevent an arms race despite rising tensions with Moscow, including over its imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. One day before the treaty was set to expire, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-extends-new-start-nuclear-treaty-with-russia-as-rifts-rise-76751/

DefenceTalkTop diplomats from the US, China, Britain, France and Russia on Tuesday expressed full support for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), marking half a century since the document came into force. “Today, 50 years later, we celebrate the immeasurable contributions this landmark treaty has made to the security and prosperity of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-powers-express-full-support-for-non-proliferation-treaty-74764/

Most nuclear data measurements are performed at accelerators large enough to occupy a geologic formation a kilometer wide, like the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center located on a mesa in the desert. But a portable device that can reveal the composition of materials quickly on-site would greatly benefit cases such as in archaeology and nuclear […]

Iran said Monday it will consider withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if a dispute over its atomic program goes before the UN Security Council. Britain, France and Germany launched a process last week charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal, a move that […]

A landmark nuclear treaty is ending. Is Europe returning to the Cold War era? Germany is aiming to prevent an arms race and keep dialogue channels with Russia open, all while ensuring NATO’s unity. It’s not an easy task. The United States on Friday is set to officially withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) […]

DefenceTalkBy announcing its intent to withdraw from a decades-old nuclear weapons treaty, the United States is targeting Russia, which it says violated the bilateral deal – but also China, which is developing arms that are banned under it. Beijing is not a signatory to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), so it’s Russia that has […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-nuclear-treaty-ultimatum-about-china-as-much-as-russia-71912/