| ID | 142790 |
| Title Proper | Turmoil of triads? nuclear reductions after new start |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cimbala, Stephen J |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The United States and Russia have options for resuming their strategic nuclear arms reductions, should more favorable political circumstances present themselves. Both share a responsibility for leadership in the global nonproliferation regime, and both the U.S. and Russia will face future trade-offs between domestic economic priorities and nuclear force modernization. Analysis suggests that reductions to a maximum number of 1,000 deployed nuclear weapons on intercontinental launchers for each state should allow for sufficient numbers of second-strike-survivable weapons for stable deterrence. Below that number, either the U.S. or Russia might feel a sense of insufficient flexibility and resilience in its strategic nuclear forces, and in addition, reductions significantly below 1,000 deployed weapons would require the participation of other nuclear weapons states. |
| `In' analytical Note | Comparative Strategy Vol. 34, No.5; Nov-Dec 2015: p.469-478 |
| Journal Source | Comparative Strategy Vol: 34 No 5 |
| Key Words | United States ; Russia ; Nuclear Reductions ; Turmoil of Triads ; Strategic Nuclear Arms Reductions |