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Nikolai Sokov

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The U.S. withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty

  • July 1, 2021
  • Nikolai Sokov
(IMEMO) The article analyzes the dynamics, causes and implications of the collapse of the Open Skies Treaty in the broader context of gradual dismantlement of the network of arms control…
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The Elusive Russian Nuclear Threshold

  • November 19, 2019
  • Nikolai Sokov
(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) The role of nuclear weapons in Russia’s national security policy moved to the center of attention last year following the new U.S. Nuclear Posture Review, which…
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The Putin-Trump Summit: In Helsinki, Three Worldviews Will Clash

  • July 17, 2018
  • Nikolai Sokov
(National Interest) The upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin in Helsinki has generated a storm of warnings about the possible collusion between two presidents intent…
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Перед встречей с Путиным Трампу следует усвоить уроки холодной войны

  • March 27, 2018
  • Nikolai Sokov
Склонность нынешнего главы Белого дома к импровизации заставляет вспомнить два знаковых саммита времён холодной войны: встречу Рейгана и Горбачёва в Рейкьявике и встречу Кеннеди и Хрущёва в Вене, пишет Bloomberg.…

Новый неядерный потенциал России: значение для Евразии и всей планеты

  • June 13, 2017
  • Nikolai Sokov
В конце 2015 и начале 2016 года Россия продемонстрировала в ходе сирийской кампании, что у нее появилась возможность наносить высокоточные неядерные удары по целям, расположенным в тысячах километров от ее…

Russia’s New Conventional Capability: Implications for Eurasia and Beyond

  • May 1, 2017
  • Nikolai Sokov
(PONARS Policy Memo) In late 2015 and early 2016, Russia demonstrated in Syria that it had acquired long-range, precision-guided, conventional-strike capability, the use of which has implications far beyond military utility.…
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О паритете ядерного вооружения между США и Россией

  • August 10, 2016
  • Nikolai Sokov
Наступила ли холодная война в отношенияx США и России? Можно ли говорить о новой гонке вооружений? Стокгольмсикй институт заявил, что в мире замедлился процесс ядерного разружения. Крупные ядерные страны уменьшают…
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Россия считает, что сможет долететь до Марса за 45 дней

  • March 23, 2016
  • Nikolai Sokov
Для этого она хочет использовать ядерное топливо — если найдет деньги. Лететь на Марс сегодня не очень-то хочется, особенно на существующих двигателях. Полет на химическом топливе займет полтора года, и это только в один конец. За…
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Империя или кровь: каким будет русский национализм

  • March 21, 2016
  • Nikolai Sokov
Власть пытается строить новую евразийскую державу, но для этого нужно ослабить позиции этнического национализма. Рост национализма в России в ближайшее время – неизбежность. Вопрос в том, какую форму он примет…
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Применит ли Россия в Сирии ядерное оружие против ИГИЛ?

  • December 15, 2015
  • Nikolai Sokov
Советский Союз открыто подчеркивал, что не станет первым применять ядерное оружие, однако современная Россия сохраняет за собой право в случае возникновения конфликта нанести превентивный ядерный удар. Эта новая доктрина носит парадоксальное название «деэскалационной».…
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