Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Intelligence service.
• Armed Forces.
• Nuclear weapons.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource (36 pages, digital, PDF file)
• monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

• System requirements: PDF reader software.
• text file

Summary:

Explains distinction between strategic and nonstrategic, or tactical nuclear weapons. Reviews U.S. and Soviet nonstrategic nuclear weapons during and after the Cold War, and the 1991 Presidential Nuclear Initiatives. Examines issues for Congress, including the safety and security of Russian nonstrategic nuclear weapons; the role of nonstrategic nuclear weapons for Russia, U.S. and NATO; and the relationship between nonstrategic nuclear weapons and U.S. nonproliferation policy. Outlines policy options, including increasing transparency, expanding threat reduction assistance, and negotiation of a formal treaty.

Notes:

• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
• CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons

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