| ID | 092907 |
| Title Proper | Triad of terror |
| Other Title Information | post-start reductions in broader context |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cimbala, Stephen J |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper considers the present condition and future prospects for post-Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (post-START) nuclear arms reductions in the following sequence. First, we review the essential features of the agreement between Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in July 2009, for a START follow-on agreement. Second, we discuss the larger political and military-strategic contexts within which these post-START negotiations will play out. Third, we perform an analysis to determine whether the START follow-on guidelines would meet prospective requirements for mutual deterrence and, in addition, whether US-Russian reductions could safely go even lower. Fourth, we take a specific look at the estimated impact of defenses on deterrence stability under post-START reductions. Fifth, pertinent conclusions are summarized. |
| `In' analytical Note | European Security Vol. 18, No. 2; Jun 2009: p.201 - 225 |
| Journal Source | European Security Vol. 18, No. 2; Jun 2009: p.201 - 225 |
| Key Words | Arms Control ; Nuclear Weapons ; START |