- PII
- S207054760005250-2-
- DOI
- 10.18254/S207054760005250-2
- Publication type
- Article
- Status
- Published
- Authors
- Volume/ Edition
- Volume / Special Issue
- Pages
- 0
- Abstract
The causes of the collapse of the Intermediate Range Missile Treaty (INF) are manifold. It appeared in the bipolar era – and now we live in a multipolar world where different centers of power coexist, pursuing their own interests. In addition, the military-technical progress achieved in recent years was bound to erode the strategic balance between the nuclear "super-powers" that had emerged during the cold war.
The demise of this crucial disarmament agreement will have very negative consequences for the entire disarmament and non-proliferation system. The collapse of the INF Treaty could be the final nail in the coffin of arms control. Given the close and inextricable link between disarmament and non-proliferation, the process of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons is not likely to survive the collapse of arms control. The consequences for international security can be completely unpredictable – nuclear weapons can fall in the hands of unstable States. To address the issue of nuclear stability, there is no alternative but to engage other nuclear powers, including the undeclared ones, in a dialogue on this issue, as well as the need to take into account the consequences of military and technological progress over the last third century since the signing of the INF Treaty.
- Keywords
- Intermediate Range and Shorter Range Missile Treaty, strategic stability, arms control mechanism, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
- Date of publication
- 30.05.2019
- Year of publication
- 2019
- Number of purchasers
- 94
- Views
- 3470
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