DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRussia on Wednesday urged US President Joe Biden’s new administration to take a “more constructive” approach in talks over the extension of the New START treaty, Washington’s last arms reduction pact with Moscow. “We expect that the new US administration will take a more constructive approach in its dialogue with us,” the Russian foreign ministry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-urges-biden-to-be-more-constructive-on-arms-treaty-76680/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkAn international treaty banning nuclear weapons is on the verge of coming into force, campaigners said Wednesday, with the last few necessary ratifications expected within weeks. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons — which bans the use, development, production, testing, stationing, stockpiling and threat of use of such weapons — was adopted by […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-nears-coming-into-force-76505/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkRussia said on Tuesday it was ready to offer the United States a mutual one-year freeze on the number of nuclear warheads held by both countries in order to extend a landmark arms reduction deal due to expire next year. “Russia offers to extend the New START by one year and is ready to take […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-offers-us-one-year-freeze-on-nuclear-warhead-numbers-76498/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkChina signed a global pact Monday to regulate arms sales that has been rejected by the United States, the Asian power’s UN ambassador said. The Communist Party leadership’s top legislative body voted in late June to join the UN Arms Trade Treaty, designed to control the flow of weapons into conflict zones. The signing demonstrates […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-signs-un-arms-trade-treaty-75856/

DefenceTalkRussia will continue to observe a post-Cold War surveillance treaty even if the United States pulls out, officials said on Friday while accusing Washington of sowing discord and making “unacceptable” demands. The Open Skies treaty allows its 34 full members across Europe, Canada and the former Soviet Union to carry out unarmed surveillance flights over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-us-making-unacceptable-demands-on-open-skies-treaty-75641/

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/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Mark Esper accused Russia Wednesday of violating the Open Skies Treaty designed to improve transparency and confidence between the militaries of the two superpowers. Esper told a congressional hearing Russia had been blocking the United States from conducting flights over the Baltic Sea city of Kaliningrad and near Georgia that are permitted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-accuses-russia-of-breaking-open-skies-treaty-74645/

Warning that Chinese economic power and Russian aggression pose threats to global security, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper urged European allies to commit to keeping the world safe. Speaking today at London’s Royal United Services Institute, Esper said the political and economic leverage wielded by the Chinese is already eroding the sovereignty of some […]

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) […]

DefenceTalkThe European Union warned Saturday that US President Donald Trump’s rejection of a UN treaty designed to regulate the global arms trade would hamper the global fight against illicit weapons trafficking. “A decision by the US to revoke its signature would not contribute to the ongoing efforts to encourage transparency in the international arms trade, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/eu-slams-trumps-withdrawal-from-un-arms-trade-treaty-72283/