FUTURE OF THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN 2015 pptx

[...]... deterring aggression, ensuring security of Russia and its allies, and maintaining international peace and security In other words, nuclear weapons are still looked to as the main guarantors of national security Further, waiving of the no-first-use pledge is also a prospect Some other themes under discussion in the United States also present a cause for concern They are the: • • • lowering of the nuclear. .. justifying a response against the supplier of the weapon or material in accordance with the inherent right of selfdefense cited in Article 51 of the United Nations charter This nuclear forensics and attribution effort is part of a continuing effort in organizing and leading the global community under the auspices of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism This joint U.S.-Russian initiative, involving... delays in implementation of Article VI of the NPT (i.e., negotiations regarding nuclear disarmament) The large nuclear capabilities are not compatible with commitments made by the nuclear weapons states at the time of entering into the NPT Nuclear weapons states have preserved the role of nuclear weapons as a deterrent of aggression and guarantor of military security in their military doctrines Other... grow, so too does the quantity of nuclear materials in circulation This, in turn, increases the probability of theft Finally, the spread of knowledge is conducive to allowing a large number of countries to gain mastery of nuclear technologies at minimum expense Of course, the non-proliferation regime continues to improve We now have the Additional Protocol to the NPT, providing the International Atomic... reflected in a number of ways Because in our preferred future each country will have confidence in the adequacy of the internal security of nuclear weapons and nuclear materials security in the other state, most partnership projects will take place in third countries, as Russia and the United States work together to improve global nuclear security Eliminating a donor-recipient mentality will allow the best... perspective, the ideal over-arching characteristic of the 2015 nuclear security environment would be global leadership through a strong Russian-American partnership The components of this ideal nuclear security relationship are described in the remainder of this paper PREREQUISITES FOR PARTNERSHIP: REDUCING MISUNDERSTANDING In the ideal relationship of 2015, the two sides understand each other’s perceptions of. .. that are currently in power in certain countries This is not, however, a justification for eliminating these regimes using outside force unless, of course, they commit an act of aggression against some other state Increasing reliance on the use 40 To read the text of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Infcircs/Others/infcirc140.pdf; accessed... States and the Russian Federation and the greater will be the stability of the global nuclear regime 12 FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF RUSSIAN – U.S COOPERATION IN THE NUCLEAR ARENA: A REVIEW OF OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS Lev D Ryabev, Rosatom NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT A standoff between the United States and the U.S.S.R was the main motif in global security from the end of WWII through the early 1990s A nuclear. .. possessing states 9 The United States and Russia actively engage other states to encourage them to ensure that the security of nuclear materials and, where appropriate, nuclear weapons in these countries match the strong security in Russia and the United States As part of this effort they work together to offer technical security improvements and the sharing of best practices to all states, working through... analyze military doctrines as well Further, we need to proceed in compliance with the principle of equal security, keeping in mind both the nuclear and non -nuclear aspects of the picture, the placement of elements of forward base deployment, and the presence or absence of any hostile states at the border As far as our two countries are concerned, future steps toward disarmament and greater security may actually . Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility. APPENDIXES 259 A FUTURE OF THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN 261 2015 WORKSHOP AGENDA B FUTURE OF THE NUCLEAR SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN 265 2015 WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS C JOINT NATIONAL ACADEMIES’-RUSSIAN. the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of