11.06.2023 г.
Pugwash noted that:
On 1 June 2023, Pugwash convened its second small virtual roundtable discussion on the current situation facing nuclear arms control. It was noted that despite claims that bilateral nuclear arms control is in crisis, it has not collapsed entirely. The problem, as raised in the first Pugwash session, revolves around the capacity to compartmentalise nuclear arms control from other prominent issues, not least the ongoing war in Ukraine. The situation with Ukraine appears to have accelerated and inflated several trends that had already been happening, such as the dilution of concepts as mutual vulnerability and strategic balance. However, a positive US role in pushing an initiative for a ceasefire in Ukraine, leading toward possible settlement discussions, could favourably affect prospects for arms control.
Read the complete summary at the Pugwash website.
Source: https://pugwash.org/2023/06/11/2nd-pugwash-meeting-on-next-steps-to-restore-us-russian-arms-control/