Daryl G. Kimball
Director, Arms Control Association and Publisher at Arms Control Today
Director of Arms Control Association and publisher of Arms Control Today since 2001. Expert on n-weapons nonprolif., disarmament and more. Cancer survivor. Dad.
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1 week ago |
armscontrol.org | Daryl G. Kimball
June 2025By Daryl G. KimballNuclear and defense strategists have long understood that the developing and deploying strategic missile interceptors is ineffective against determined nuclear-armed adversaries because it could lead them to build more numerous and sophisticated offensive missile systems—at a relatively lower cost and more quickly—to overwhelm and evade missile defenses.
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4 weeks ago |
commondreams.org | Daryl G. Kimball
The heinous terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22 and the retaliatory May 6 missile and drone attacks by India, including on targets in Pakistani territory, have created the conditions for a dangerous escalation of hostilities between these two nuclear-armed states.
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1 month ago |
armscontrol.org | Daryl G. Kimball
May 2025By Daryl G. KimballSince Russia and the United States agreed 15 years ago to modest nuclear reductions under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), they also have embarked on extraordinarily expensive campaigns to replace and modernize every component of their respective nuclear arsenals to maintain force levels and provide the option to build up.
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2 months ago |
armscontrol.org | Daryl G. Kimball
April 2025By Daryl G. KimballDuring the high-stakes, February 28 Oval Office meeting when U.S. President Donald Trump tried to bully Volodymyr Zelenskyy into accepting a pro-Kremlin formula for ending the war in Ukraine, he accused the Ukrainian president of not wanting peace, and claimed he was “gambling with the lives of millions of people.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
armscontrol.org | Daryl G. Kimball
March 2025By Daryl G. KimballIt has been barely a month since Inauguration Day, but U.S. President Donald Trump is already moving to reshape longstanding foreign policy, radically alter relationships with the nation’s closest allies, and upend its role as a bulwark against an expansionist, authoritarian Russia.
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RT @DarylGKimball: "Doubling Down on a Strategic Blunder: Trump’s Strategic Missile Defense Deception." https://t.co/1lvelu24BY My initial…
Dmitry makes the key point that explains why strategic missile defense against the full range of threats is a fool's errand. https://t.co/WhU5lU64CZ
@RealBobPeters @ArmsControlNow Not effective enough to protect your homeland, but effective enough to force our guys (and PRC, and DPRK) to hedge against possible future technological breakthroughs. It is as simple as that.
No matter how much $ is wasted on "Golden Dome," its not realistic to believe that an effective strategic missile defense system will be ready anytime soon. Ergo, RF and PRC leaders would be smart not to believe the hype and overreact by expanding their strategic nuclear forces.
'The Kremlin said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile shield was a “sovereign matter” for the United States, softening its tone after earlier criticism that the plan could destabilize global security.' https://t.co/SAHrddvRIG
