Russia ang the United States : arms control / Louisa B. Murphy, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murphy, Louisa B.

Series:

Non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control series.

Russian political, economic and security issues

Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and Arms Control

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear arms control--Russia (Federation).

Nuclear arms control.

Nuclear arms control--United States.

Nuclear weapons--Russia (Federation).

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama stated that the United States would ""engage Russia to seek further reduction in our nuclear arsenals."" These reductions could include limits on strategic, nonstrategic and nondeployed nuclear weapons. Yet, arms control negotiation between the United States and Russia have stalled, leading many observers to suggest that the United States reduce its nuclear forces unilaterally, or in parallel with Russia, without negotiating a new treaty. Many in Congress have expressed concerns about this possibility, both because they question the need

Contents:

""RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES. ARMS CONTROL""; ""RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES. ARMS CONTROL""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: NEXT STEPS IN NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL WITH RUSSIA: ISSUES FOR CONGRESS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE CHANGING ROLE OF NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL""; ""ROLE OF CONGRESS IN THE ARMS CONTROL PROCESS""; ""CHARACTERISTICS AFFECTING ARMS CONTROL DECISIONS""; ""NEXT STEPS IN ARMS CONTROL""; ""Chapter 2: RUSSIA AND THE CURRENT STATE OF ARMS CONTROL""; ""FOREWORD""

""SECTION 1. RUSSIA�S FUTURE ARMS CONTROL AGENDA AND POSTURE""""The Arms Control Context: 2 Decades of U.S.-Russian Relations after the Cold War""; ""The Reset and U.S.-Russian Relations: Start III and Global Zero""; ""Start�s Progress and the Issue of Russian Military Doctrine""; ""Moscow�s Perspective on Start III: Tactical Gamble and Strategic Consequences""; ""Contemporary Threats and Nuclear Weapons: The Russian Perspective� Continental, Global, and Regional""; ""Current U.S.-Russian Discussions on Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defenses as Seen from Moscow""

""CONCLUSION""""SECTION 2. THE RUSSIAN ARMS CONTROL AGENDA AFTER NEW START""; ""Introduction""; ""New Start and U.S.-Russian Nuclear Force Levels""; ""What the Russians Say""; ""Conventional Weakness and Nuclear Dependence""; ""Missile Defense""; ""Further Nuclear Weapons Reductions""; ""Conventional Weapons and Forces""; ""Conclusion""; ""End Notes for Section 2""; ""SECTION 3. RUSSIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND GLOBAL ZERO: IMPLICATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES""; ""Russian Views on Nuclear Technology""; ""Russian Views of the Utility of Nuclear Weapons""

""Does Conventional Wisdom Reflect Actual Russian Nuclear Policy?""""Conclusion: Truths and Consequences""; ""Summary""; ""ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 23, 2013).

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-62808-560-6

OCLC:

869898139