Equal security : Europe and the SALT process, 1969-1976 / Ralph L. Dietl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dietl, Ralph L., author.

Series:

Historische Mitteilungen. Beiheft ; Band 85.

Historische Mitteilungen - Beiheft ; Band 85

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Europe--History.

National security.

Europe--Military relations--United States.

Europe.

United States--Military relations--Europe.

United States.

United States. SALT/Arms Control Support Group.

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks--History.

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart, Germany : Franz Steiner Verlag, 2013.

Summary:

Superpower détente during the Nixon-Ford Administration led to the formation of an East-West regime aimed at conflict control and systemic stability. 'Equal Security' was the proclaimed goal. By institutionalizing bipolarity, however, the bilateral US-SU Strategic Arms Limitation Talks actually threatened Western European security, for global security and Alliance security were ultimately incompatible. NATO Europe feared the emergence of a global directorate of the superpowers and became apprehensive that the US would be ready to abandon the cause of Europe and sacrifice European a

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; I. THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF A BIPOLAR WORLD ORDER? SALT I & EUROPEAN SECURITY, 1969-1972; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATION TALKS: THE PREHISTORY; 3. THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION, EUROPE AND NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL; 4. NATO, EUROPE AND THE PREPARATION FOR THE 'PRELIMINARY' SAL TALKS; 5. 'PRELIMINARY TALKS' AND THE DEFINITION OF STRATEGIC WEAPONS; 6. A LIMITED FIRST AGREEMENT; 7. THE US MODIFIED APPROACH: THE STRUGGLE FOR ADOPTION; 8. THE MAY 20 JOINT DECLARATION: THE COMMON PLATFORM; 9. THE PATH TO MOSCOW: EUROPE AND SALT I

II. WHAT IS PARITY? EUROPE, SALT II AND THE VLADIVOSTOK AGENDA IN THE ERA NIXON-FORD, 1972-19761. INTRODUCTION; 2. FROM SALT I TO SALT II: THE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL; 3. A NEW BEGINNING: THE PREPARATION OF THE GENEVA TALKS; 4. BEYOND THE PRELIMINARY TALKS: THE MATRIX FOR STRATEGIC ARMS CONTROL; 5. SALT AND THE 'YEAR OF EUROPE', 1973; 6. SALT AND THE AGREEMENT TO PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR; 7. SALT II AND MBFR; 8. TOWARDS THE MOSCOW SUMMIT, JUNE 1974; 9. PRESIDENT FORD AND THE AVENUE TO VLADIVOSTOK; 10. VLADIVOSTOK: THE SALT II AGREEMENT ILLUSION; 11. NATO, MBFR AND US NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE

12. THE SALT TRACK: CRUISE MISSILES, BACKFIRE AND NATO EUROPE13. SALT II: THE LAST STAND OF THE FORD ADMINISTRATION; III. CONCLUSION; ABBREVIATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 11, 2014).

ISBN:

9783515105774

3515105778