Dmitry Stefanovich

Moscow

Research Fellow, IMEMO RAS and Contributor at Freelance

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Articles

New security deal will see Oreshniks based in Belarus: What we know so far

Dec 6, 2024 | rt.com | Dmitry Stefanovich

After the presidents of Russia and Belarus signed security agreements in Minsk on Friday, Alexander Lukashenko asked Vladimir Putin about obtaining some of Moscow’s cutting-edge Oreshnik missiles. Putin said that the missiles could be deployed in Belarus in the second half of 2025, when the system fully enters service. Oreshnik missiles are capable of carrying kinetic warheads that strike at hypersonic speeds, that is up to Mach 10.
Oreshnik IRBM: What We Know and What We Don’t Know

Dec 4, 2024 | russiancouncil.ru | Dmitry Stefanovich

In November 2024, Moscow took two important steps towards strengthening strategic deterrence. First, the updated Fundamentals of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence have been approved and published. Secondly, a “combat test” of the latest Oreshnik missile system was carried out with a strike on the territory of Ukraine. The latter is will be discussed in greater detail. Background It so happened: Russia was walking (and even pushed) to the Oreshnik launch for quite a long time.
On the Enduring Value of Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Dec 2, 2024 | russiancouncil.ru | Dmitry Stefanovich

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), ratified by our country on November 24, 1969, is often referred to as the cornerstone or the foundation of the modern system of international relations. In many respects, this description holds true. A vivid illustration of this fact is the complete, albeit largely incidental, overlap between the officially recognized nuclear-weapon states under the NPT and the permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Ideas and Missiles: How Moscow and Beijing Are Strengthening Their Common Security

Nov 20, 2024 | valdaiclub.com | Dmitry Stefanovich

Russia and China bear a special responsibility for establishing the foundations of stability and security in Eurasia, as well as on a global scale, and even beyond our planet.
What Will Change in a New Edition of Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine?

Oct 10, 2024 | russiancouncil.ru | Dmitry Stefanovich

During a meeting of the Russian Security Council standing conference on nuclear deterrence on September 25, it was announced that changes would be made to the document titled “Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence.” At the time of writing, the revised version of the document had not yet been signed into law by presidential decree, but this is expected to happen soon.
A Duo of Strategic Counteraction

Aug 1, 2024 | russiancouncil.ru | Dmitry Stefanovich

Relations between Russia and China today are stable and characterized by an elevated level of mutual trust. The rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing takes place against the backdrop of pressure from the United States and its allies at the regional and global levels. This competition, and even confrontation, has a pronounced military-technical dimension, including strategic arms, nuclear and non-nuclear, offensive, and defensive.
Intermediate-Anxiety Missiles

Jul 29, 2024 | russiancouncil.ru | Dmitry Stefanovich

In July 2024, on the margins of the NATO summit in Washington, official statements were made about the deployment of U.S. intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (“long-range fires”) in Germany in 2026, as well as about the launch of the Franco-German-Polish-Italian program for the development of European land-based intermediate-range missiles.
STRATDELA Special #11: Home for the Raider

Jul 22, 2024 | medium.com | Dmitry Stefanovich

B-21 Raider next generation heavy bomber project has achieved some significant progress. The US Air Force is actively working to prepare for its introduction into service. However, having a weapon is only a part of the challenge: construction of basing facilities is crucial. So, today we’ll take a brief look at its ground infrastructure, or “bed down” as US military officials like to call it.
Let's Space! Rapidly.

May 22, 2024 | medium.com | Dmitry Stefanovich

In recent years, we have witnessed a radical change in the field of space launch services. SpaceX's efforts to reduce the cost of launching medium and heavy launch vehicles using partially reusable systems are among the primary drivers of this change. They, together with the developments in electronics, opened the way to the construction of fundamentally new satellite constellations of hundreds and even thousands of small satellites.
STRATDELA Special #9: TEUTATES and European Nuclear Deterrence

Mar 22, 2024 | medium.com | Dmitry Stefanovich

March 08, 2024This special issue of the STRATDELA is devoted to the cooperation between the UK and France, two universally recognized nuclear weapon states and NATO allies, in the domain of nuclear weapons, specifically, in cooperation in terms of stockpile stewardship. The final part of this SPECIAL will be devoted to the political implications of such arrangement.