Trump admin aiming for major nuclear deal with Russia and China
5 years, 8 months ago

Trump admin aiming for major nuclear deal with Russia and China

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has his eyes on a new foreign policy prize: a grand nuclear deal with Russia and China, that he sees as a potential signature foreign policy achievement. “The President has made clear that he thinks that arms control should include Russia and China and should include all the weapons, all the warheads, all the missiles,” said a senior White House official. “But I would argue no administration has tried what tried with North Korea for example.” Worries about triggering an arms race But the scale of those ambitions, Trump’s past criticism of New START as a “bad deal” and the role of national security adviser John Bolton – a longstanding critic of arms control agreements – have some observers concerned that the administration’s true goal might be find a way to exit a second nuclear pact it sees as constraining and outdated. “The only reason you bring up China is if you have no intention of extending the New START Treaty,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Trump administration officials question whether Moscow’s development of new nuclear weapons is the kind of step a “responsible stakeholder” would take.

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Editorial Roundup: United States
1 week, 3 days ago

Editorial Roundup: United States

Hindustan Times  

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Editorial Roundup: United States Dec. 30 The Washington Post on the presidency, life and legacy of Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter’s presidency began with a simple act meant to signal a new relationship between the people and their government: He and his wife, Rosalynn, got out of their limousine and walked …

Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Russia warns ‘radical’ Donald Trump against resuming nuclear testing

The Independent  

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Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons
1 month ago

Nobel laureate warns Putin about danger of nuclear weapons

Raw Story  

This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Japan's atomic bomb survivors' group Nihon Hidankyo, on Monday urged Russia to stop issuing nuclear threats in a bid to prevail in its war in Ukraine. "President Putin, I don't think he truly understands what nuclear weapons are for human beings," said Terumi Tanaka, the 92-year-old co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo and a survivor of …

As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically
1 month, 3 weeks ago

As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically

Live Mint  

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A supplier of fuel for nuclear power plants announced a $60 million expansion in Tennessee on Wednesday, promising to resume and grow its manufacturing of high-tech centrifuges there to enrich uranium at its facility in Ohio. The expansion by Centrus Energy at its massive facility in Oak Ridge comes as the U.S. ramps up its reliance …

China faces economic upheaval and political opportunity with Trump’s return
2 months ago

China faces economic upheaval and political opportunity with Trump’s return

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — China is bracing for what could be a volatile and highly unpredictable path ahead in its escalating great power rivalry with the United States, after Donald Trump made a historic political comeback to win the race to the White House. “Trump’s return to power will certainly bring greater opportunities and greater risks for China,” said Shen …

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.
55 years ago

Trump Wants to Shut the U.S. Off From Our Allies. That Will Backfire.

Slate  

Many Europeans woke up Wednesday morning stunned to learn that while they were sleeping, their nightmare had come true—Donald Trump had won the American presidential election, and not by a small margin. During this year’s campaign, he has said he would end the war in Ukraine immediately, even before he takes office—and his one great European friend, Hungarian Prime Minister …

US secret nuclear plan full of insanity
4 months, 1 week ago

US secret nuclear plan full of insanity

China Daily  

The US Capitol building is shrouded in haze in Washington, DC, the United States, on June 7, 2023. US President Joe Biden's approval in March of a highly classified nuclear strategy that is aimed at countering the "China threat", first exposed by The New York Times' David Sanger on Aug 20, is an insane act of provocation, and a threat …

Beijing raises concerns over US considering China as a nuclear threat
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Beijing raises concerns over US considering China as a nuclear threat

China Daily  

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, US, March 2, 2022. Beijing raised serious concerns after Washington reportedly approved a secret nuclear strategy refocusing on the so-called China threat, saying the United States is, in fact, the biggest creator of strategic risks of the global nuclear threat. The US has, in recent years, continuously …

Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Trump Adviser Urges Him to Cut Ties With China, Restart Nuclear Tests

Live Mint  

-- If Donald Trump returns to the White House, he should sever all economic ties with China, consider deploying the entire US Marine Corps to Asia and resume live nuclear-weapons testing, his former national security adviser writes in an article offering the most detailed account of what foreign policy may look like in a second Trump term. “As China seeks …

US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space
9 months, 3 weeks ago

US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on all nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space, the U.S. ambassador announced Monday. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told a U.N. Security Council meeting that “any placement of nuclear weapons into orbit around the Earth would be unprecedented, dangerous, and unacceptable.” The announcement …

Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War in Annual Address
10 months, 1 week ago

Putin Warns West of Risk of Nuclear War in Annual Address

Live Mint  

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of a growing risk of global war as well as the use of nuclear weapons, as he ramped up his bellicose rhetoric in his annual parliamentary address and vowed to press forward with his assault on Ukraine. As Moscow’s forces take the upper hand on the battlefield and U.S. military support for Kyiv has stalled, …

China preparing to test new generation nuclear weapons? Here’s satellite images
1 year ago

China preparing to test new generation nuclear weapons? Here’s satellite images

Live Mint  

The Israel-Hamas or the Russia-Ukraine war are some visible examples of the changing geopolitical order owing to tensions between various nations. “All the evidence points to China making preparations that would let it resume nuclear tests,” Tong Zhao, a nuclear expert told the New York Times. China making preparations that would let it resume nuclear tests The experts suggest that …

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
1 year, 2 months ago

China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like. The report released Thursday also warns that China may be pursuing a new intercontinental …

US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia: Commission
1 year, 2 months ago

US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia: Commission

Al Jazeera  

Congressional review of US’s strategic posture says security environment has worsened and US needs to respond. The United States must step up its military modernisation to enhance its conventional and nuclear forces and ensure it is ready for the possibility of simultaneous wars with China and Russia, a congressional commission evaluating the US’s strategic posture has said. Releasing its report …

U.S. wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world

The Hindu  

The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even as it is enacting countermeasures in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries. Putin announced in February he was suspending Russia’s cooperation with the New START Treaty's provisions …

Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden’s Strategic Reviews: Implications for Global Security

The Diplomat  

This fall, the Biden administration released four important policy document reviews, providing a fresh insight into the United States’ strategic thinking. Two weeks later, on October 27, the U.S. Department of Defense jointly released the unclassified versions of three other much-anticipated policy documents: the National Defense Strategy, the Nuclear Posture Review, and the Missile Defense Review. A rethink of China-U.S. …

Nuclear stockpile makes China a growing rival, Pentagon says
2 years, 1 month ago

Nuclear stockpile makes China a growing rival, Pentagon says

Live Mint  

BY NANCY A. YOUSSEF | UPDATED NOV 29, 2022 03:15 PM EST Beijing’s military expansion puts it on track to keep Washington from intervening in a crisis with Taiwan, an annual assessment concludes China is on pace to challenge the U.S. militarily and prevent it from intervening in a crisis with Taiwan, including by expanding its stockpile of nuclear warheads, …

What’s Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts
2 years, 3 months ago

What’s Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts

Associated Press  

PARIS — Will President Vladimir Putin pull the nuclear trigger? “We don’t see any practical evidence today in the U.S. intelligence community that he’s moving closer to actual use, that there’s an imminent threat of using tactical nuclear weapons,” CIA Director William Burns told CBS News. “Nuclear weapons are not a magic wand,” said Andrey Baklitskiy, a senior researcher at …

What's Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts
2 years, 3 months ago

What's Putin thinking? Tough to know for nuclear analysts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We don’t see any practical evidence today in the U.S. intelligence community that he’s …

Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden: Russia’s Ukraine abuses ‘make your blood run cold’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the international body with its war in Ukraine as he summoned nations around the globe to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance. Delivering a forceful condemnation of Russia’s seven-month invasion, Biden said reports of Russian abuses against …

Biden calls on Russia, China to enter nuclear arms control talks
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden calls on Russia, China to enter nuclear arms control talks

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden called Monday on Russia and China to enter nuclear arms control talks, saying that Moscow in particular has a duty to show responsibility after its invasion of Ukraine. "Russia should demonstrate that it is ready to resume work on nuclear arms control," Biden said. "There is no benefit to any of our nations, or for the world, …

Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West
2 years, 10 months ago

Putin waves nuclear sword in confrontation with the West

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — It has been a long time since the threat of using nuclear weapons has been brandished so openly by a world leader, but Vladimir Putin has just done it, warning in a speech that he has the weapons available if anyone dares to use military means to try to stop Russia’s takeover of Ukraine. In this context, …

US-Russia Nuclear Talks: Untangling The Knots
3 years, 5 months ago

US-Russia Nuclear Talks: Untangling The Knots

The Quint  

The Russian development of the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile in 2014 began to worry the Americans. Plans were made to abandon New START as well, but the incoming Biden administration called for its extension to February 4, 2026, and the Russians agreed. Biden has said that he wants to use New START as the basis for negotiating more arms control …

US, Russia hold 'professional' arms talks despite tensions
3 years, 5 months ago

US, Russia hold 'professional' arms talks despite tensions

Daily Mail  

WASHINGTON - Senior diplomats from the United States and Russia held what the State Department described as "substantive and professional" talks on arms control and other strategic issues on Wednesday despite myriad other differences that have sent relations into a tailspin. In a brief statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday's talks yielded a "comprehensive discussion of the sides´ approaches …

Putin, Xi hail ties at launch of work on nuclear plants in China
3 years, 7 months ago

Putin, Xi hail ties at launch of work on nuclear plants in China

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed close ties between their countries as they launched via video conference work on Russian-built nuclear power plants in China. READ: G7 scolds China and Russia over threats, bullying, rights abuses Describing the nuclear reactors as "powerful" and "modern", the Russian leader said that they "meet all safety …

Putin, Xi hail ties at launch of work on nuclear plants in China
3 years, 7 months ago

Putin, Xi hail ties at launch of work on nuclear plants in China

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed close ties between their countries as they launched via videoconference work on Russian-built nuclear power plants in China. “Russian and Chinese specialists are implementing a truly landmark flagship joint project,” the Kremlin cited Mr. Putin as saying. Mr. Xi called nuclear energy a “strategic priority for cooperation” …

US and Russia extend nuclear arms control treaty to 2026
3 years, 11 months ago

US and Russia extend nuclear arms control treaty to 2026

Al Jazeera  

Both Washington and Moscow cast the extension as a victory, saying it would provide stability and transparency. Blinken said Washington would use the five-year extension to pursue additional limits on all of Russia’s nuclear weapons. “President Biden has made clear that the New START Treaty extension is only the beginning of our efforts to address 21st Century security challenges,” he …

New START: Biden has just days to save a key nuclear treaty with Russia.
55 years ago

New START: Biden has just days to save a key nuclear treaty with Russia.

Slate  

Some Senate Republicans are urging President Joe Biden not to renew the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, which expires on Feb. 5. Though critics complain that Russia has violated most of the other arms control treaties it has signed, nobody seriously contends that it has cheated on New START—the only treaty that restricts the U.S. weapons that …

US announces sanctions on Chinese, Russian firms supporting Iran's nuclear deal
4 years, 1 month ago

US announces sanctions on Chinese, Russian firms supporting Iran's nuclear deal

Firstpost  

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said that the the four firms, accused of transferring sensitive technology and items to Iran’s missile programme, will be subject to restrictions on US government aid for two years Washington: The United States on Friday announced economic sanctions on Chinese and Russian companies that Washington said had supported the development of Iran’s missile program. …

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Foreign policy, global order and where Trump and Biden stand
4 years, 2 months ago

US Election 2020 Key Issues: Foreign policy, global order and where Trump and Biden stand

Firstpost  

Ahead of the polls, while Donald Trump has singled out China in his foreign policy agenda, Joe Biden seeks to reverse several foreign policy decisions made by the incumbent administration During the four years of the Donald Trump presidency, United States’ relations with institutions and governments in the rest of the world have diverted significantly away from tradition. In the …

Russia says it’s willing to freeze nuclear arsenal to extend arms treaty with US
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia says it’s willing to freeze nuclear arsenal to extend arms treaty with US

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Russia said it is willing to agree to freeze its nuclear arsenals in order to extend key arms reduction treaty New START if the US does not pose any other requirements, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. “Russia proposes to extend the New START Treaty by one year and is ready, together with the …

Trump's And Biden's Plans For National Security
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump's And Biden's Plans For National Security

NPR  

Trump's And Biden's Plans For National Security Enlarge this image Caroline Amenabar/NPR; U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Biden's agenda for national security Biden's foreign policy plan focuses on diplomacy, strengthening the U.S. international reputation and building on alliances that have been strained during the Trump administration. Trump's agenda for national security Trump's second-term foreign policy agenda focuses on continuing to …

Russia dismisses Trump administration efforts to secure nuclear arms deal before election
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia dismisses Trump administration efforts to secure nuclear arms deal before election

CNN  

CNN — Russia on Tuesday rejected assertions by the Trump administration that the US and Russia had come to a “gentlemen’s agreement” on extending a key arms control agreement and dismissed the idea that a deal would be reached before the US presidential election. US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea on Tuesday said he believed “that there …

Trump administration renews push for nuclear arms agreement with Russia before election
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump administration renews push for nuclear arms agreement with Russia before election

CNN  

Washington and Moscow CNN — With only weeks to go until the general election, the Trump administration is renewing a push to finalize a nuclear agreement with Moscow, hoping that a deal may force China to reconsider its position on trilateral arms talks. Progress on these talks seeks to avoid the ultimate dismantling of the post-Cold War arms-control framework, already …

Trump administration scrambles to complete nuclear deal with Russia before election
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump administration scrambles to complete nuclear deal with Russia before election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump has long sought to negotiate an arms control deal with Moscow, but …

US seeks to pressure Russia into nuclear weapons treaty concessions before election
4 years, 3 months ago

US seeks to pressure Russia into nuclear weapons treaty concessions before election

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Trump administration is threatening Russia that they could increase the cost of extending the one remaining nuclear weapons treaty between the two countries if Moscow does not commit to meeting US demands, including agreeing to stronger verification measures, before the American presidential election in November. “The Trump administration is playing a risky game of chicken with …

Trump is dangerously trashing arms control treaties
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump is dangerously trashing arms control treaties

LA Times  

Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has maintained a so-called Doomsday Clock designed to indicate how close the world was to a catastrophe caused by nuclear war or, more recently, other causes such as climate change. Retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, the former director of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, said Trump’s …

What Trump really gets from his China deal
4 years, 11 months ago

What Trump really gets from his China deal

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This analysis was excerpted from the January 15 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. He’ll pump it as one of history’s great breakthroughs — but in true Trumpian style, the trade pact the President is expected to sign today with China has more flash than substance. But China didn’t …

Trump hails the US-China trade 'lovefest', but the verbal agreement is a long way short of his ambitions
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump hails the US-China trade 'lovefest', but the verbal agreement is a long way short of his ambitions

ABC  

"It's a lovefest," US president Donald Trump exclaimed as his negotiators and their Chinese counterparts agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the 18-month-long trade war. Key points: US markets jumped on news of a US-China trade, but slipped back down on the detail The "phase one" agreement is limited to agriculture, currency and intellectual property, well …

China narrows scope for trade deal with US ahead of talks
5 years, 3 months ago

China narrows scope for trade deal with US ahead of talks

Live Mint  

Chinese officials are signaling they’re increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal pursued by President Donald Trump, ahead of negotiations this week that have raised hopes of a potential truce. People close to the Trump administration say the impeachment inquiry isn’t affecting trade talks with China. Fundamental Conflict Hopes have always been limited that China would agree to …

Donald Trump says China a threat to world, using US money to expand its military might
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump says China a threat to world, using US money to expand its military might

Firstpost  

Donald Trump has said the Communist nation is a threat to the world and blamed his predecessors for not stopping it from stealing America’s intellectual property. Washington: Expressing concern over China’s growing military might, US President Donald Trump has said the Communist nation is a threat to the world and blamed his predecessors for not stopping it from stealing America’s …

Donald Trump looks presidential as he sacks Bolton
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump looks presidential as he sacks Bolton

Deccan Chronicle  

America’s national security adviser John Bolton’s departure from the White House could have been anticipated months ago when President Donald Trump would not be ensnared in any of the wars that Mr Bolton tried to set up for him. Nevertheless, it must be put down to Mr Trump’s cussedness that he tried to upturn many things that President Barack Obama …

Trump Blew Up The Iran Nuclear Deal. Now He Wants Allies To Help Him Get An Iran Nuclear Deal.
5 years, 6 months ago

Trump Blew Up The Iran Nuclear Deal. Now He Wants Allies To Help Him Get An Iran Nuclear Deal.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Having estranged allies with threats and false accusations, President Donald Trump now faces dealing with the latest crisis he has generated, Iran, without any allies at all. “He’s taken his usual tactic, which is aggravate everyone in advance, up the ante, be obnoxious, with the hope of then acting like the non-abusive parent in the …

Russia: Putin warns New START nuclear arms treaty at risk
5 years, 7 months ago

Russia: Putin warns New START nuclear arms treaty at risk

Al Jazeera  

Russian president accuses US of shunning talks on extending the nuclear arms reduction treaty, which expires in 2021. President Vladimir Putin has said Russia was prepared to drop a nuclear weapons agreement treaty with the United States and warned of “global catastrophe” if Washington keeps dismantling a global arms control regime. “If no one feels like extending the agreement – …

Trump vows China deal will happen but defends trade battle
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump vows China deal will happen but defends trade battle

Live Mint  

Washington: The US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his trade war with China as tensions escalated and markets extended their losses, promising a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon, even as fears escalated about a protracted battle. In a string of early-morning tweets, Trump kept up his "America First" agenda in support of hefty tariffs and called on …

Trump: We will make a deal with China
5 years, 7 months ago

Trump: We will make a deal with China

Al Jazeera  

United States President Donald Trump appears to be saying one thing and doing another as the shadow of a US-China trade dispute looms over the world. Expanding on a flurry of 10 optimistic early-morning tweets, Trump told reporters the dialogue with China is “very good”, and he touted his “extraordinary” relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They really did.” On …

Donald Trump says trade deal will be struck with China only if it is good for United States
5 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump says trade deal will be struck with China only if it is good for United States

Firstpost  

Trump imposed tariff hikes of up to 25 percent on $250 billion of Chinese goods. In response, China, the world’s second largest economy after the US, imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on $110 billion of American goods. The world’s two largest economies are locked in a trade war since Trump imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items from China in …

Donald Trump proposes new missile treaty with China, others; says US could outspend Russia without it
5 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump proposes new missile treaty with China, others; says US could outspend Russia without it

Firstpost  

US president Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that the United States would outspend Russia on missiles without a fresh international accord after he ditched a landmark Cold War treaty Washington: US president Donald Trump vowed Tuesday that the United States would outspend Russia on missiles without a fresh international accord after he ditched a landmark Cold War treaty. Trump’s warning during …

US suspends decades-old nuclear treaty with Russia to focus on China; Democrats say move opens door to arms race
5 years, 11 months ago

US suspends decades-old nuclear treaty with Russia to focus on China; Democrats say move opens door to arms race

Firstpost  

Leaving the INF pact with Russia risks aggravating relations with European allies, who share the administration’s view that Russia is violating the treaty but who have not endorsed a US withdrawal. “The US threat to terminate the treaty will not bring Russia back into compliance and could unleash a dangerous and costly new missile competition between the United States and …

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