On February 19 the Russian Armed Forces will conduct scheduled strategic deterrence force drills under the direction of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, the Defense Ministry reported. "On February 19, 2022, a scheduled exercise of the strategic deterrence force will take place under the direction of Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin, during which ballistic and cruise…
Russia to Rely on Hypersonic Systems for Conventional Deterrence Forces
Hypersonic weapons will comprise the backbone of Russia’s non-nuclear deterrence forces, Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said at an annual operational and mobilization gathering of commanders on Tuesday. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. "The potential of non-nuclear deterrence forces, primarily, precision weapons, is being strengthened. Hypersonic systems of various basing will comprise…
Fundamentals of Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence State Policy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia published yesterday the English text of "Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence."The document was approve on 2 June but was available only in Russian language. This is the first Russia makes public a document in the field of nuclear deterrence. Follow New Defence…
US Space Strategy Looks to Integrate DOD, Commercial Efforts
As part of the new Commercial Space Integration Strategy, the Pentagon expects to increase cooperation with the private sector. The ministry said in a statement that commercial companies are increasingly developing technologies and services that can contribute to strengthening national security. John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy presented the Commercial Space…
The UK to Strengthen the Nuclear Industry
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the intentions of the country's authorities to direct efforts towards the development of the nuclear industry in both the civil and defense segments. The authorities also intend to allocate additional funds to ensure deterrence. Rishi Sunak believes that domestic nuclear capability is vital for the national defense and energy…
SIPRI: Escalation Risks at the Space–Nuclear Nexus
Experts from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute have prepared a policy paper on the problem of the risk of nuclear escalation, which may arise as a result of an aggravation of confrontation between nuclear powers in space. The authors of the paper note that against the background of the deteriorating security situation, the erosion…
The NATO military budget for 2024 increases by 12%
The North Atlantic Council announced an increase in the civil and military budgets. Thus, the civil budget will amount to €438.1 million, while the military budget is set at €2.03 billion. These amounts are 18.2% and 12% higher than the budgets for the current year. The alliance's press release says that the NATO common…
DPRK to Accelerate its Nuclear Forces Development
The Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK has adopted a law on amendments to the country's constitution, which enshrine the status of nuclear forces and provide for their accelerated development in order to guarantee the "right of the country to exist", as well as to ensure the deterrence and the protection of peace and stability…
UK to upgrade nuclear warheads
The British Ministry of Defence announced its intention to upgrade nuclear warheads. This is reported in the Refreshed Defence Command Paper. The document represents the reaction of the British Ministry of Defense to current challenges, the main of which are represented by growing confrontation and volatility in the international arena. The drafters of the Paper…
New NATO Regional Plans Will Require Increased Deployment of Armed Forces
NATO's new regional defense plans will require an improved NATO Force Model to produce more troops at high readiness across the Alliance. At the same time, in addition to numbers, "speed and scale are important, as well as flexibility and a wide range of opportunities." This was announced by Chair of the NATO Military Committee,…