Toward Deeper Reductions in U.S. and Russian Nuclear Weapons Contributor(s): Zenko, Micah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0876094825 ISBN-13: 9780876094822 Publisher: Brookings Institution Press OUR PRICE: $9.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
Dewey: 327.174 |
LCCN: 2016429007 |
Series: Council Special Report |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.17 lbs) 35 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In 2009, presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev pledged to sign a bilateral treaty to limit the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia to approximately 1,500 deployed nuclear weapons and 750 delivery systems. While this represents a significant reduction from cold war?era levels, the two countries still retain more than 90 percent of the world's nuclear weapons. As good-faith progress toward President Obama's stated commitment "to seek the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons," both countries need to begin negotiating a follow-up bilateral treaty to reduce their respective arsenals. Micah Zenko offers specific recommendations for U.S. policy on four strategic and technical issues that such a treaty would raise: - Beginning high-level discussions with U.S. allies on the tradeoffs between extended deterrence and deeper nuclear cuts - Promoting the joint U.S.-Russia development of missile defense radar and interceptors - Proposing transparency and confidence-building measures for deployed U.S. and Russian tactical nuclear weapons - Developing a framework to account for deploying advanced conventional weapons on nuclear-capable delivery systems. At a time of global nuclear uncertainty, this report defines a path to greater security and commitment to a nonnuclear world. |