Report urges US, Russian cooperation on nuclear arms control

The United States and Russia urgently need to restart cooperation to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, a new report says. The International Institute for Strategic Studies, or IISS, based in London released the report. It is called “Once and Future Partners: The United States, Russia and Nuclear Non-Proliferation.” The study uses formerly secret documents to show incidents in which the U.S. and Western countries cooperated with Russia to limit the spread of nuclear weapons in the past.

Cold War competitors worked together to limit nuclear arms

One important example of cooperation during the period known as the Cold War took place in August of 1977. Soviet spy satellites showed preparations for a nuclear weapons test at a military base in South Africa. At the time, South Africa was ruled by a system of racial separation known as apartheid. The Soviets consulted with the U.S. before publicly announcing their findings.

Nicholas Redman is with the IISS. He spoke about relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union. He said the incident shows that, even during the tense period of the Cold War, the two sides could work together.

Redman said, “The Soviets took the risk of sharing this intelligence with the United States.”

South Africa denied it planned to carry out a nuclear weapons test. However, U.S. intelligence soon confirmed the presence of the test site. It helped pressure South Africa to cancel its plans.

Aliqismet BADALOV,
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