| ID | 153477 |
| Title Proper | Taking a new look at nuclear peace |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Karaganov, Sergei |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Key points at first. Nuclear weapons, if they are ever to be used, are unspeakable evil, but their existence saved the world during the Cold War and is saving it now as the previous two global systems--the bipolar one (which died, but there have been attempts to revive it) and the "unipolar moment" (which is fast winding down now)--are simultaneously falling apart. These two processes have coincided with breathtakingly rapid changes in the balance of power on the global economic and political scene, the crisis of international law and in the rules of decency in international relations, and chaos in the minds of elites in many countries. The situation is exacerbated by the start of arms race in BMD and by new conventional strategic arms. It is highly likely that we are moving towards a situation where cyber weapons start to play a role of weapons of mass destruction. |
| `In' analytical Note | Russia in Global Affairs Vol. 15, No.2; Apr-Jun 2017: p.8-19 |
| Journal Source | Russia in Global Affairs 2017-06 15, 2 |
| Key Words | Deterrence ; BMD ; Nuclear Peace ; Geopolitical |