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Statement of the Organizing Committee of the Luxembourg Forum on the occasion of passing of Dr. Henry Kissinger

We were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Kissinger with whom we were privileged to interact for a long time on matters of world security and arms control.

| #NEWS

ON CALLS FOR NUCLEAR WAR

Statement of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (SWAP)

Council for Foreign and Defense Policy | #NEWS
Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the International Luxembourg Forum. Geneva, December 4-5, 2019
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Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the International Luxembourg Forum. Geneva, December 4-5, 2019

Will Russia Use Nukes in Ukraine?

Frustration over lack of gains has prompted some among the Russian elite to float going nuclear The past month has seen growing alarm in the Russian elite over the stalemate in the so-called “special military operation.” With drone attacks on Moscow and shelling of border towns inside Russia, hardliners are concerned that Russia is losing the war, or at least not delivering the promised victory.

Responsible Statecraft | #PRESS

Russia Ambassador Warns U.S. Resolution Pushes for Nuclear War Over Ukraine

In comments shared with Newsweek, Russia's ambassador to the United States has warned that a new resolution proposed by two U.S. senators threatens to push Washington and its NATO military alliance closer to a nuclear exchange with Moscow

Newsweek | #PRESS
Meeting of the participants of the Luxembourg Forum’s Conference in Rome with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin
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Meeting of the participants of the Luxembourg Forum’s Conference in Rome with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Can Iran’s March to Nuclear Statehood Be Halted?

As the Islamic republic enriches uranium to higher levels than ever, western diplomats try to reignite talks

The Financial Times | #PRESS

Was There a U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accident at a Dutch Air Base?

Did the U.S. Air Force suffer a nuclear weapons accident at an airbase in Europe a few years back? After USAFE and LANL initially declined to comment on the picture, a Pentagon spokesperson later clarified that the image is not of an actual nuclear weapons accident but of a training exercise, as cautioned in the second paragraph below. The spokesperson declined to comment on the main conclusion of this article, however, that the image appears to be from inside an aircraft shelter at Volkel Air Base.

Federation of American Scientists (fas.org) | #PRESS
Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum
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Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum "Arms Control: the Burden of Changes". Rome, June 4-5, 2019

The Risk of Nuclear War Fatigue

Russian President Vladimir Putin's repeated threats of using nuclear weapons have created a "boy who cried wolf" situation, but nuclear experts cautioned the United States and its allies against becoming desensitized to the threat

Newsweek | #PRESS

Iran Nuclear Inspectors Find Uranium Enriched To 84% Purity

International atomic monitors in Iran last week detected uranium enriched to levels just below that needed for a nuclear weapon, according to two senior diplomats, underscoring the risk that the country’s unrestrained atomic activities could prompt a new crisis

Bloomberg | #PRESS
Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum
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Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum "Nuclear Strategies and Strategic Stability". Geneva, June 11-12, 2018

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Statement of the Organizing Committee of the Luxembourg Forum on the occasion of passing of Dr. Henry Kissinger

We were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Dr. Kissinger with whom we were privileged to interact for a long time on matters of world security and arms control.

| #NEWS

ON CALLS FOR NUCLEAR WAR

Statement of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (SWAP)

Council for Foreign and Defense Policy | #NEWS

North Korea: ‘Kim Doesn’t Just Want More Missiles, He Wants Better Ones’

New generation of manoeuvrable weapons is raising alarm over an accelerated arms race North Korea last month fired a ballistic missile capable of hitting the US territory of Guam, the latest in a record flurry of tests that demonstrated the unrelenting progress of the country’s illicit nuclear weapons programme.

The Financial Times | #NEWS

Leadership Groups Call on China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and United States to Jointly Reaffirm: “a Nuclear War Cannot be Won and Must Never be Fought”

Representatives of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG), the European Leadership Network (ELN), the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network (APLN), and The Elders call on China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to jointly reaffirm: "A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."

European Leadership Network | #PRESS

Salutary Effect of Openness

Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union and the United States signed a historic Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) that cut the number of nuclear warheads in half

Novaya Gazeta | #PRESS

Quo Vadis

Russia and the United States showed that, even during periods of increased tension, they are capable of mitigating the risks of military conflicts and the threat of nuclear war

Rossijskaya Gazeta | #PRESS

Exclusive: U.S. to Slap Sanctions on Over Two Dozen Targets Tied to Iran Arms

The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Iran’s nuclear, missile and conventional arms programs, a senior U.S. official said, putting teeth behind U.N. sanctions on Tehran that Washington argues have resumed despite the opposition of allies and adversaries

Reuters | #NEWS

Summary of the online Conference of the Luxembourg Forum

An online conference of the International Luxembourg Forum on the extension of New START and the concept of a possible follow-on agreement was held on June 4, 2020. The discussion saw participation of the leading scientists and experts in the field of arms control and nuclear non-proliferation

| #NEWS

Trump Envoy to Begin Nuclear Talks with Russia As Key Treaty Hangs in the Balance

The last major treaty limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear might hangs in the balance as the Trump administration pushes to replace it with a long-shot arms-control pact that also includes China five months before the U.S. presidential election

The Washington Post | #NEWS

The President of the Russian Federation signed the Executive Order N 355 “On the Fundamentals of Russia’s Nuclear Deterrence State Policy”

These Fundamentals are a strategic planning document in the field of defense and reflect official views on the essence of nuclear deterrence. As this document states, the policy of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence is defensive in nature, aimed at maintaining the potential of nuclear forces at a level sufficient to ensure nuclear deterrence, and guarantees the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state, deterrence of a potential adversary from aggression against the Russian Federation and (or) its allies

Kremlin.ru | #NEWS

The Supervisory Board of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe Meets in Geneva

Members of the Supervisory Board of the International Luxembourg Forum discussed the most important issues related to strategic stability and the crisis in arms control and nuclear non-proliferation

| #PRESS

WASHINGTON DELIBERATELY INSTIGATING TEHRAN TO VIOLATE JCPOA, SAYS EXPERT

"I think it's a mistake to fall into the trap put by [US President Donald] Trump and [National Security Advisor John] Bolton, because they are pushing to violate the JCPOA in frustration," the expert said on the sidelines of a conference of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe.

TASS | #PRESS
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Russia Ambassador Warns U.S. Resolution Pushes for Nuclear War Over Ukraine

In comments shared with Newsweek, Russia's ambassador to the United States has warned that a new resolution proposed by two U.S. senators threatens to push Washington and its NATO military alliance closer to a nuclear exchange with Moscow

Newsweek | #PRESS

Will Russia Use Nukes in Ukraine?

Frustration over lack of gains has prompted some among the Russian elite to float going nuclear The past month has seen growing alarm in the Russian elite over the stalemate in the so-called “special military operation.” With drone attacks on Moscow and shelling of border towns inside Russia, hardliners are concerned that Russia is losing the war, or at least not delivering the promised victory.

Responsible Statecraft | #PRESS

Can Iran’s March to Nuclear Statehood Be Halted?

As the Islamic republic enriches uranium to higher levels than ever, western diplomats try to reignite talks

The Financial Times | #PRESS

Was There a U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accident at a Dutch Air Base?

Did the U.S. Air Force suffer a nuclear weapons accident at an airbase in Europe a few years back? After USAFE and LANL initially declined to comment on the picture, a Pentagon spokesperson later clarified that the image is not of an actual nuclear weapons accident but of a training exercise, as cautioned in the second paragraph below. The spokesperson declined to comment on the main conclusion of this article, however, that the image appears to be from inside an aircraft shelter at Volkel Air Base.

Federation of American Scientists (fas.org) | #PRESS

The Risk of Nuclear War Fatigue

Russian President Vladimir Putin's repeated threats of using nuclear weapons have created a "boy who cried wolf" situation, but nuclear experts cautioned the United States and its allies against becoming desensitized to the threat

Newsweek | #PRESS

Iran Nuclear Inspectors Find Uranium Enriched To 84% Purity

International atomic monitors in Iran last week detected uranium enriched to levels just below that needed for a nuclear weapon, according to two senior diplomats, underscoring the risk that the country’s unrestrained atomic activities could prompt a new crisis

Bloomberg | #PRESS

Republicans Push to Verify Russia’s Compliance with Nuclear Treaty

Moscow’s refusal to hold talks on New Start amid Ukraine war raises concerns for future arms control The Republican heads of three US congressional committees have asked the Biden administration to determine whether Russia is complying with New Start amid concerns that the only remaining nuclear arms control treaty may be in jeopardy.

The Financial Times | #PRESS

Do We Have The Wrong Nuclear Weapons To Deter Russia And China?

Last Thursday, Admiral Charles Richard, head of U.S. Strategic Command, said the U.S. is “furiously” rewriting its nuclear weapons doctrine. Americans, as he implied, are unprepared for what could happen next. Great power conflict is coming. “We are at the edge of war with Russia and China,” Henry Kissinger told the “Wall Street Journal” in an interview published Friday

The Hill | #PRESS

Russia Suspends US Inspections of Its Nuclear Weapons Arsenal

Moscow blames Ukraine war sanctions for preventing mutual inspection of its nuclear arms under New Start treaty Russia has suspended an arrangement that allowed US and Russian inspectors to visit each other’s nuclear weapons sites under the 2010 New Start treaty, in a new blow to arms control.

The Guardian | #PRESS

How The West Became Less Anxious About Russia’s Nuclear Threat

Despite sabre-rattling US and allies believe deploying such weapons would be too risky for Moscow

The Financial Times | #PRESS

Ex-U.K. Defense Chief Urges Leaders To Avoid Ukraine Escalation

With war looming in Ukraine, former British Defense Secretary Des Browne urged world leaders to fulfill "a shared responsibility to work together to mitigate the risks" as their predecessors did in the mid-1980s when the East-West rivalry heightened under the shadow of nuclear risk

Kyodo News | #PRESS

China and Russia’s Hypersonic Weaponry Threatens US Early Warning System

The American view that it will not use space for offensive military applications leaves us vulnerable to those who do not share it The writer is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. He previously served as an under-secretary of state and chair of the Pentagon’s Defense Science Board

The Financial Times | #PRESS
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Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the International Luxembourg Forum. Geneva, December 4-5, 2019
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Meeting of the Supervisory Board of the International Luxembourg Forum. Geneva, December 4-5, 2019

Meeting of the participants of the Luxembourg Forum’s Conference in Rome with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin
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Meeting of the participants of the Luxembourg Forum’s Conference in Rome with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum
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Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum "Arms Control: the Burden of Changes". Rome, June 4-5, 2019

Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum
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Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum "Nuclear Strategies and Strategic Stability". Geneva, June 11-12, 2018

Presentation of a book by William Perry
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Presentation of a book by William Perry "My Journey at the Nuclear Brink" at Moscow Carnegie Center. Moscow, February 5, 2018

10th Anniversary Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum
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10th Anniversary Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum "Topical Issues of Nuclear Non-Proliferation". Paris, October 9-10, 2017

Presentation of the joint publication by the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), entitled 'Preventing the Crisis of the Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism', at the
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Presentation of the joint publication by the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), entitled 'Preventing the Crisis of the Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism', at the

Presentation of the joint publication by the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), entitled 'Preventing the Crisis of the Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism', at Was
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Presentation of the joint publication by the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe and the US-based Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), entitled 'Preventing the Crisis of the Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism', at Was

International Luxembourg Forum Supervisory Board meeting. London, December 6-7, 2016
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International Luxembourg Forum Supervisory Board meeting. London, December 6-7, 2016

Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum '30th anniversary of the Reykjavik Summit – lessons of the past and the tasks for the future'. Amsterdam, June 7-8, 2016
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Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum '30th anniversary of the Reykjavik Summit – lessons of the past and the tasks for the future'. Amsterdam, June 7-8, 2016

Press Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe. Moscow, December 9, 2015
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Press Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum on Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe. Moscow, December 9, 2015

Joint Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum and the Nuclear Threat Initiative 'Preventing the Crisis of Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism'. Washington, December 1-2, 2015
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Joint Conference of the International Luxembourg Forum and the Nuclear Threat Initiative 'Preventing the Crisis of Nuclear Arms Control and Catastrophic Terrorism'. Washington, December 1-2, 2015

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ILF Interview - Ilya KRAMNIK

ILF Interview - Ilya KRAMNIK

Research Fellow at the Center for North American Studies of IMEMO (Russia) on most burning issues

ILF Partners - The QUINCY INSTITUTE

ILF Partners - The QUINCY INSTITUTE

Member of the ILF Joseph Cirincione presents the Quincy Institute

ILF Interview - Joseph CIRINCIONE

ILF Interview - Joseph CIRINCIONE

Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow of the Quincy Institute: "Nuclear weapons are immoral"

ILF Interview - Ariel Levite

ILF Interview - Ariel Levite

Dr. Ariel Levite: "The number one priority is to cap the Iranian nuclear program"

The Growing Threat of Nuclear Proliferation

The Growing Threat of Nuclear Proliferation

A public panel discussion | Carnegie Middle East Center | December 8, 2021

ILF Interview - Uzi Arad

ILF Interview - Uzi Arad

Uzi Arad: "A nuclear Iran is simply unacceptable to Israel"

ILF Interview - Byungki KIM

ILF Interview - Byungki KIM

Head of the International Security Policy Forum at the Graduate School of International Studies

ILF Interview - Waheguru Pal Sidhu

ILF Interview - Waheguru Pal Sidhu

Professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University on situation in Asia and worldwide

ILF Interview - Steven Pifer

ILF Interview - Steven Pifer

Non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution: "A Non-Nuclear World Looks Pretty Good"

ILF Interview - Anton Khlopkov

ILF Interview - Anton Khlopkov

Director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies: "We Need a Well-Established Dialogue"

One Question: Do nuclear weapons keep us safe?

One Question: Do nuclear weapons keep us safe?

Waheguru Pal Sidhu, associate professor at the Center for Global Affairs, tackles the question

ILF Interview - Rolf Ekeus

ILF Interview - Rolf Ekeus

Ambassador and Former Chairman of the Governing Board SIPRI: "The INF Treaty Should Be Restored"

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Strategic arms reductions under the new start and actual as of 2021

Strategic arms reductions under the new start and actual as of 2021

Offensive arms reduction treaties

Offensive arms reduction treaties

Key international treaties on strategic stability, arms reduction and control…

Key international treaties on strategic stability, arms reduction and control…

US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and threatened collapse of JCPOA

US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and threatened collapse of JCPOA

Sanctions against Iran

Sanctions against Iran

Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) restrictions and Iran’s potential refusal to comply

Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) restrictions and Iran’s potential refusal to comply

Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA)

Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA)

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