{"id":352,"date":"2023-02-02T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/russia-is-violating-the-last-remaining-nuclear-treaty-with-the-us-according-to-washington\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:00:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:00:14","slug":"russia-violating-remaining-nuclear-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/russia-violating-remaining-nuclear-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty with the US, according to\u00a0Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3812-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3812-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty with the US, according to\u00a0Washington\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  A Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile being carried on a Russian army mobile launcher. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=politics\">Politics<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty with the US, according to\u00a0Washington<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Russia\u2019s refusal to allow the U.S. to inspect its nuclear arsenal could reignite pressure for the U.S. to develop new nuclear weapons.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Nina Srinivasan Rathbun<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">February 2, 2023<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m7.43475275 9.52380952-2.17490843 2.26076008c-1.08745421 1.058837-1.68841575 2.518315-1.68841575 4.0350275 0 1.5167124.60096154 2.9475732 1.68841575 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decades of progress on limiting the buildup of nuclear weapons, Russia&rsquo;s war on Ukraine has prompted renewed <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-nato-europe-6d1e374e77504838ba9ca78dd8bce46c\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear tensions<\/a> between Russia and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/31\/us\/politics\/us-russia-nuclear-treat.html\" target=\"_blank\">told Congress<\/a> on Jan. 31, 2023, that Russia is not complying with the countries&rsquo; last remaining nuclear arms agreement, which was renewed for five years in 2021. Russia has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/8063d76b-ed19-4fc0-b162-cc27a225ebec\" target=\"_blank\">denied these accusations and accused<\/a> the U.S. of violations as well.<\/p>\n<p>This agreement, known as New START, is critical to nuclear cooperation and preventing a new arms race. It is the only remaining agreement between the U.S. and Russia limiting the development of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. It allows both countries to regularly, and with limited advance notice, inspect each other&rsquo;s nuclear weapons arsenals.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly ignited concern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/world-report\/articles\/2023-01-03\/russian-setbacks-in-ukraine-set-tone-for-2023\" target=\"_blank\">that Russia&rsquo;s setbacks during<\/a> its nearly year-old war with Ukraine &ndash; as well <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-64404928\" target=\"_blank\">as Western involvement<\/a> in the conflict &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/the-economist-explains\/2022\/03\/29\/would-russia-really-launch-nuclear-weapons\" target=\"_blank\">could result<\/a> in Russia launching a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/01\/24\/putins-nuclear-threats-move-doomsday-clock-closest-ever-to-armageddon-atomic-scientists-say.html\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear attack<\/a> on Ukraine or another country in the West.<\/p>\n<p>A single nuclear weapon today in a major city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icanw.org\/modeling_the_effects_on_cities\" target=\"_blank\">could immediately kill<\/a> anywhere from 52,000 to several million people, depending on the weapon&rsquo;s size.<\/p>\n<p>I have <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/cf\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty.cfm?pid=1022718\">worked on<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/international-organization\/article\/abs\/price-of-peace-motivated-reasoning-and-costly-signaling-in-international-relations\/931AC830FEB7D24D26800E22558D9F9D\" target=\"_blank\">researched nuclear<\/a> nonproliferation for <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-319-90978-3\" target=\"_blank\">two decades<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Convincing countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/USRussiaNuclearAgreements\" target=\"_blank\">to reduce<\/a> their nuclear weapons stockpiles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2017\/09\/north-korea-south-africa\/539265\/\" target=\"_blank\">or renounce<\/a> the pursuit of this ultimate weapon has always been extremely difficult.<\/p>\n<h2>A history of nonproliferation<\/h2>\n<p>The Soviet Union, U.S., United Kingdom, France, Israel and China <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2968\/066004008\" target=\"_blank\">had active nuclear<\/a> weapons programs in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Countries recognized the risk of a nuclear war in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-two countries initially agreed to what&rsquo;s been called the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/2003_12\/Weiss\" target=\"_blank\">Grand Bargain<\/a>&rdquo; in 1967, an essential element of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/disarmament\/wmd\/nuclear\/npt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons<\/a>. One hundred and ninety-one countries eventually signed this treaty.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement prevented the spread of nuclear weapons to countries that didn&rsquo;t already have them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomicarchive.com\/resources\/timeline\/timeline1960.html\" target=\"_blank\">by 1967<\/a>. Countries with nuclear weapons, like the U.S. and the U.K., agreed to end their nuclear arms race and work toward eventual disarmament, meaning the destruction of all nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark agreement laid the groundwork for agreements between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to further reduce their nuclear weapons and their delivery systems. It also stopped other countries from developing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/test-ban-treaty-at-a-glance\" target=\"_blank\">testing<\/a> nuclear weapons until the end of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nti.org\/countries\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/blogs\/security\/2021\/12\/indias-nuclear-arsenal-takes-a-big-step-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\">India<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thebulletin.org\/premium\/2021-09\/nuclear-notebook-how-many-nuclear-weapons-does-pakistan-have-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pakistan<\/a> never joined the agreement due to regional security concerns. They all now possess nuclear weapons. North Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/2005-05\/features\/npt-withdrawal-time-security-council-step\" target=\"_blank\">withdrew<\/a> from the agreement and developed nuclear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-41174689\" target=\"_blank\">weapons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Some successes<\/h2>\n<p>There have been <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/25751654.2020.1824500\" target=\"_blank\">major achievements<\/a> in preventing countries from gaining nuclear weapons and dramatically reducing nuclear weapons stockpiles since the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>The global nuclear stockpile has been reduced by 82% since 1986, from a peak of 70,300, with nearly all of the reductions in the U.S. and Russia, who held the largest stockpiles at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fas.org\/issues\/nuclear-weapons\/status-world-nuclear-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\">Globally<\/a> there are now around 12,700 nuclear weapons, with about 90% held by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat\" target=\"_blank\">Russia and the U.S.<\/a> &ndash; or between 5,000 to 6,000 weapons each.<\/p>\n<p>Several other countries have nuclear weapons, and most of them have a few hundred weapons each, including the United Kingdom, France and China &ndash; though China has been building up its nuclear stockpile. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/cp\/nuclear-warheads-by-country-1945-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newer nuclear countries<\/a> like India, Pakistan and Israel have around 100 each, while North Korea has around 20.<\/p>\n<p>Starting in the late 1960s, countries agreed to more <a href=\"https:\/\/nuke.fas.org\/control\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">than a dozen<\/a> legally binding agreements, or treaties, that limited new countries from getting nuclear weapons and prohibited nuclear weapons testing, among other measures.<\/p>\n<p>But they have not reduced the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/armscontrolcenter.org\/u-s-nonstrategic-nuclear-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">nuclear weapons<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/missile-defense\/commentary\/russias-small-nukes-are-big-problem\" target=\"_blank\">short-range<\/a> missiles.<\/p>\n<p>No agreements cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-020-00794-y\" target=\"_blank\">these weapons<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/limited-tactical-nuclear-weapons-would-be-catastrophic\/\" target=\"_blank\">could also cause<\/a> widespread destruction and deaths.<\/p>\n<h2>U.S.-Russia cooperation declines<\/h2>\n<p>U.S.-Russia engagement on nuclear weapons changed when Russia forcibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/blog\/order-from-chaos\/2020\/03\/17\/crimea-six-years-after-illegal-annexation\/\" target=\"_blank\">annexed Crimea<\/a> from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/russias-controversial-9m729-missile-system-a-not-so-secret-secret\/a-46606193\" target=\"_blank\">built up land missiles<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/baltic-review.com\/defence-lithuania-is-preparing-for-a-russian-invasion\/kaliningrad-map\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kaliningrad<\/a>, an enclave of Russia in the middle of Eastern Europe, in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/2014-09\/news\/russia-breaches-inf-treaty-us-says\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-46443672\" target=\"_blank\">NATO<\/a> then accused Russia of violating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/INFtreaty\" target=\"_blank\">1987 nuclear agreement<\/a> on short- and intermediate-range land missiles. From Russia, these could travel between 500 to 5,500 kilometers (311 to 3,418 miles), hitting targets as far as London.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/u-s-withdrawal-from-the-inf-treaty-on-august-2-2019\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">also terminated<\/a> this agreement in 2019 due to reported Russian violations. Now, there are no international nuclear agreements in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/new-start\/\" target=\"_blank\">New START<\/a> agreement, signed by Russia and the U.S., remains the one main strategic nuclear weapons agreement in place. It was to continue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/on-the-extension-of-the-new-start-treaty-with-the-russian-federation\/\" target=\"_blank\">until at least 2026<\/a>. But, the recent State Department report to Congress on Russia&rsquo;s alleged violations of the treaty raises questions about whether this agreement will survive.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/New-START-Treaty-Annual-Implementation-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. says<\/a> that it cannot make certain that Russia is in compliance with the deal since Putin is &ldquo;refusing to permit the United States to conduct inspection activities on Russian territory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and Russia halted all inspections of each other&rsquo;s nuclear weapon sites and operations in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/us\/articles\/2023-01-31\/russia-not-complying-with-inspection-obligation-under-nuclear-arms-treaty-u-s-says\" target=\"_blank\">Russia canceled<\/a> talks to resume inspections. The U.S. considers these violations of the agreement, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/8063d76b-ed19-4fc0-b162-cc27a225ebec\" target=\"_blank\">not an altogether outright material breach<\/a> of the treaty.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact of Ukraine war<\/h2>\n<p>The U.S. and Russia&rsquo;s arms control regime was successful in the Cold War because it included significant verification mechanisms &ndash; direct inspections of each party&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal with <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/publications\/interactive\/new-start\" target=\"_blank\">less than 24 hours&rsquo; notice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and the U.S. have <a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/publications\/interactive\/new-start\" target=\"_blank\">conducted 306 inspections<\/a> since New START took effect in 2011. Without New START, all inspections of nuclear bases and support facilities will end.<\/p>\n<p>During nuclear talks in 1987, President Ronald Reagan translated a Russian maxim, saying, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?c4757483\/user-clip-trust-verify\" target=\"_blank\">trust, but verify<\/a>,&rdquo; the foundation of the nuclear arms control regime.<\/p>\n<p>If the U.S. and Russia are no longer transparent about their nuclear arsenals and developments, pressure for both countries to develop new nuclear weapons and delivery systems will increase, along with the risk of miscalculations.<\/p>\n<p>While the U.S. State Department declares that Russia has a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/us\/articles\/2023-01-31\/russia-not-complying-with-inspection-obligation-under-nuclear-arms-treaty-u-s-says\" target=\"_blank\">clear path<\/a>&rdquo; for returning to compliance, <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1569745\" target=\"_blank\">the war in Ukraine<\/a> complicates this effort.<\/p>\n<p>Anatoly Antonov, the Russia ambassador to the U.S., for example, has said that Western assistance to Ukraine impacts the New START treaty. &ldquo;There can be no progress on arms control without the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/politics\/1569745\" target=\"_blank\">reconsidering its policy of inflicting strategic defeat on Russia<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>While Putin has not followed through on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/no-russian-muscle-movements-after-putins-nuclear-readiness-alert-us-says-2022-02-28\/\" target=\"_blank\">his threat<\/a> of a nuclear strike, the potential for a nuclear attack has meant the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2022\/3\/13\/22975269\/ukraine-poland-us-mig-fighter-jets-military-aid-escalation\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-18023383\" target=\"_blank\">NATO have responded to Russia&rsquo;s attack on Ukraine<\/a> with this lingering threat in mind.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and NATO members announced in January 2023 plans to escalate their military assistance to Ukraine, sending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/ukraine-receive-120-140-tanks-first-wave-deliveries-minister-2023-01-31\/\" target=\"_blank\">120 to 140 Western-made tanks<\/a>, alongside other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-62002218\" target=\"_blank\">war machinery<\/a>. This might signal a change to the U.S.&lsquo; and NATO countries&rsquo; strategy, so far, of limiting their direct support to Ukraine and avoiding further escalation with Russia in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is an updated version of an <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3668\/russia-nuclear-threats-understanding-nonproliferation\/\">article originally published on April 7, 2022<\/a>.<\/em><!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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