Arms control and disarmament
“Strengthening Deterrence” with More Nuclear Bombs?
By Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists (FAS)
21 February 2020
NATO Watch Observatory No.52
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (October 2019 – January 2020):
NATO Watch Essay:
NATO’s Chamber of Secrets and a Cursed Child
Amidst political disunity, military spending set to grow by $400 billion and NATO reaches out into space
A review of the NATO Leaders’ Meeting, London, 3-4 December 2019
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
Key activities and decisions taken:
NATO Watch Observatory No.51
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (June-September 2019):
NATO Watch Essay:
If the United States has become a rogue state how should NATO allies respond?
US withdraws from INF Treaty, NATO plans ‘measured response’
On the 2 August the United States announced its formal withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, a cornerstone of European security for the past three decades.
As alliance military spending exceeds $1 trillion, NATO defence ministers reach out into space, the final frontier, boldly going where no alliance has gone before……
A review of the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, Brussels, 26-27 June 2019
By Dr. Ian Davis, NATO Watch
The NATO defence ministers met in Brussels for a two-day meeting to discuss three main issues:
NATO-Russia Council fails to bridge divide over INF Treaty
Time is running out to save the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), a cornerstone of transatlantic security.
NATO Watch Observatory No.50
Quarterly newsletter focused on NATO policy-making and operational activities.
In this edition (January-May 2019):
NATO Watch Essay:
NATO’s new Military Strategy and Space Policy: Why are parliamentarians and the public being kept out of the loop?