| Publication |
2012-13.
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| Summary/Abstract |
A defining aspect of the present period in international politics is
the lack of attention paid to nuclear weapons by United States'
policymakers. To the extent these weapons are addressed, it is
to consider significant reductions in the size of the US nuclear arsenal,
to perhaps as few as 300 deployed strategic nuclear weapons, to advance
the administration's nuclear disarmament goal. This push for reductions
is part of a broader call for major reductions by organizations such as
Global Zero.1
We argue that such reductions are strategically risky, signal
weakness, and invite challenges from US foes and worry among US allies.
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