Triad of terror: post-START reductions in broader context

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)201-225
Number of pages25
JournalEuropean Security
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Political Science and International Relations

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