Der Kreml lässt keine amerikanischen Atomwaffen-Inspektoren mehr ins Land: «Russland verbreitet Unsicherheit und Intransparenz»
Expert(s): Oliver Thränert
Publisher(s): Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Publication Year: 2022
Although it is contractually entitled to do so under the New Start disarmament agreement, the U.S. is no longer allowed to inspect Moscow's nuclear weapons. CSS head of think tank Oliver Thränert considers the justification that Russian inspectors cannot travel to the U.S. due to the sanctions and that they would be endangered by high Corona case numbers to be a pretext. In an interview with NZZ, he assesses whether the New Start agreement can still be saved or whether global arms control is in immediate danger.