Abstract
Russia and the United States have a special responsibility to connect “vertical” nuclear disarmament and “horizontal” nonproliferation. Russian and American behavior will influence the choices made by nonnuclear states about the decision for a nuclear weapons capability or for the acquisition of a complete nuclear fuel cycle with the potential for weaponization. This study uses an analytical model to examine the stability of a possible future world in which nonproliferation efforts “hold the line” against new nuclear states, while the U.S. and Russia maintain stable deterrence at reduced levels of deployed forces.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 431-450 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Comparative Strategy |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 21 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Political Science and International Relations