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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 628

Arms control

In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017 file photo, Russian Topol M intercontinental ballistic missile launcher rolls along Red Square during the Victory Day military parade to celebrate 72 years since the end of WWII and the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Moscow, Russia. Russia says it has met the nuclear arsenal limits of a key arms control treaty but has some issues with U.S. compliance. Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 was the deadline to verify compliance by both the United States and Russia with the New START treaty signed in 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
August 9, 2022, 5:49 pm
Russia suspends inspections under US nuke treaty, citing lack of reciprocity
Moscow says facilities temporarily unavailable for New START treaty inspections, since Russian officials cannot get to US due to sanctions, COVID
By AFP
This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israel's NSO Group which features 'Pegasus' spyware, on display in Paris, on July 21, 2021. (Joel Saget/AFP)
July 28, 2021, 7:49 pm
NSO Group affair is latest in Israel’s long history of arming shady regimes
Aversion to arming human rights violators often trumped by political expediency; only new legislation can keep Israeli firms from selling wares to bad actors, activists say
By Judah Ari Gross
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 17, 2020, 6:48 pm
White House rejects Putin response to US arms control offer
US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien urges Russians to rethink stance ‘before a costly arms race ensues’
By Robert Burns and Deb Riechmann
In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 file photo, a Russian Soyuz 2.1b rocket lifts off from the launch pad at the new Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, Russia. (AP/Dmitri Lovetsky)
July 24, 2020, 4:14 am
US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
Apparent launch of projectile from orbiter viewed with deep suspicion by Pentagon and analysts, though Moscow claims vehicle was simply maneuvering to inspect satellite
By AP
Researcher Emily Landau at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Nov. 9, 2016. (Andrew Tobin/JTA)
January 7, 2020, 11:57 am
Top Israeli arms control researcher Emily Landau dies at 59
A fierce critic of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the senior INSS think tank fellow is survived by her husband and two children
By Judah Ari Gross
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he delivers a speech during a press conference about the end of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters, in Brussels, on August 2, 2019 (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
August 2, 2019, 7:58 pm
NATO says no to new ‘arms race’ as US, Russia rip up weapons treaty
But alliance chief also places blame for demise of INF treaty on Moscow, expresses support for Washington
By Susan Stumme, Anna SMOLCHENKO and Francesco FONTEMAGGI
In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Thursday, May 24, 2018, the Russian nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky test-fires the Bulava missiles from the White Sea on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AP/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)
August 2, 2019, 12:46 pm
US and Russia end weapons pact, sparking fears of new arms race
US to test new missile that had been banned under INF arms control treaty, Pompeo blames Russia for violating agreement for years; Moscow urges moratorium
By Deb Riechmann
President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
April 26, 2019, 10:38 pm
Trump tells NRA he’s withdrawing from UN arms trade treaty
Accord regulates international conventional weapons sales, from small arms to battle tanks, combat aircraft and warships; critics say move will embolden terrorists
By Jill Colvin and LISA MARIE PANE
Illustrative: Construction site of new nuclear power plant. (Vladimir Zapletin; iStock by Getty Images)
April 4, 2019, 6:55 pm
US expert says images show first Saudi nuclear reactor
Activation of civilian reactor said to be a year away, as Saudis keep eye on neighboring Iran’s nuclear program
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative. An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport City, Israel, on September 17, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
February 4, 2019, 8:36 pm
Israeli dronemaker allowed to renew sales to Azeris, but top officials suspended
Defense Ministry returns Aeronautics Ltd.’s export license for ‘suicide drone’ to Baku, amid ongoing probe into claim company performed illegal live test against Armenians
By Judah Ari Gross
An Aeronautics Ltd. drone (Courtesy)
January 27, 2019, 12:17 pm
Licenses suspended for dronemaker accused of bombing Armenia for Azerbaijan
Israeli defense contractor Aeronautics Ltd. informs stock exchange of move, under which CEO and other top officials can’t market the company’s products abroad, pending a hearing
By Judah Ari Gross
Meretz party leader MK Tamar Zandberg attends a joint Knesset House and Constitution Committee meeting at the Knesset, July 10, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 25, 2018, 8:48 pm
Opposition MK demands Netanyahu reveal if Israel selling arms to Chad
Sources in N’Djamena say Déby’s visit ‘focused on security’ and that Jerusalem is already supplying Chadian army with weapons to help combat northern rebels
By Raoul Wootliff and Tamar Pileggi
Illustrative. An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport City, Israel, on September 17, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
August 29, 2018, 1:59 pm
Israeli dronemaker said to have bombed Armenians for Azerbaijan faces charges
State Attorney’s Office says indictments against Aeronautics Defense Systems Ltd, for using suicide UAV against Armenian forces during demonstration in Baku, are pending a hearing
By Jacob Magid
An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport city, Israel on September 17, 2014. (Illustrative photo: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 14, 2017, 8:24 am
Investigation launched into Israeli dronemaker suspected of bombing Armenia
Court puts gag order on probe of deal between Aeronautics Defense Systems and an unnamed ‘significant customer’
By Judah Ari Gross
Rohingya Muslim refugees making their way into Bangladesh from Myanmar on September 7, 2017. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
September 28, 2017, 6:14 pm
After court’s gagged ruling on arms sales to Myanmar, activists call for protest
As hundreds of thousands displaced by violence in south Asian country, and Israeli government demands weapons exports be kept secret, Myanmar’s own military boasts of its purchases
By Judah Ari Gross
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