Eurasia/Russia

A Tragic, 118-Count Indictment of the Russian Nuclear Navy

Inability to save 118 sailors from the Kursk highlights multiple problems facing Russia’s nuclear fleet.

Tito’s Nuclear Legacy

March, 14, 2000 William Potter, Djuro Miljanic, Ivo Slaus Published in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, http://www.bullatomsci.org/ March/April 2000 Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 63-70 © 2000 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Yugoslavia–at least in the eyes of the West–is regarded as a pariah state. But it is a pariah state whose predecessor, […]

Russia’s New National Security Concept: The Nuclear Angle

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs National Security Concept with new nuclear policy aspects.

Iraq Sought Russian Arms Technology

In an effort to rearm after the 1991 Persian Golf War Iraq looked to Russia for military technology and know-how about weapons of mass destruction.

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Russian Missile Exports to Iran – The 1998 Moscow Summit

Excerpt from the NIS Nuclear Profiles Database provides an overview of Russian missile exports to Iran.

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Russian-Iranian Nuclear Cooperation – The 1998 Moscow Summit

Excerpt from the NIS Nuclear Profiles Database provides an overview of Russian-Iranian nuclear cooperation.

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Mayak Fissile Material Storage Facility – The 1998 Moscow Summit

When completed this facility will store the fissile material from up to 12,500 dismantled nuclear warheads.

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Start II Ratification: A Chronology – The 1998 Moscow Summit

CNS has also compiled a chronology of the START II ratification process, based on excerpts from the NIS Nuclear Profiles Database.

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Current Prospects For START II Ratification and START III Talks – The 1998 Moscow Summit

Nikolai Sokov analyzes the current status of the START process in his research brief.

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The 1998 Moscow Summit

CNS has assembled background material on issues drawing from its databases and ongoing research.