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Soviet proposal on complete nuclear disarmament by 2000
Forty years ago, on 15 January 1986, Mikhail Gorbachev announced a plan to eliminate all nuclear weapons by 2000.
Jan 15
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Notes on the status of Russian strategic nuclear forces in 2026
Getting a good estimate of the status of Russian strategic nuclear forces has become very difficult after Russia suspended the implementation of New…
Jan 14
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Pavel Podvig
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Yars missiles deployed at Tatishchevo
In an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda the commander of the Strategic Rocket Forces said that the first regiment of silo-based Yars missiles at the…
Jan 13
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Pavel Podvig
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Russian early-warning satellites may not be dead yet
The earlier post about the status of the space-based segment of the Russian early-warning system got some media attention, which led colleagues to…
Jan 1
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Pavel Podvig
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The space segment of the Russian early-warning system is not in good shape
Only one satellite appears to be operational
Dec 28, 2025
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Pavel Podvig
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Oreshnik in Belarus?
There are reasons to be skeptical
Dec 27, 2025
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Pavel Podvig
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Deployment of Yars missiles in Kozelsk completed
In the traditional 17 December interview marking the anniversary of the Strategic Rocket Forces (established on that day in 1959), commander Sergey…
Dec 18, 2025
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Pavel Podvig
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Any space-based missile defense will have to meet actual missiles
Although the Golden Dome will soon mark its first anniversary, there is still not much clarity on what the system will consist of, what it will be asked…
Dec 16, 2025
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