Unblocking inertia: US-Russian nuclear arms control and missile defenses |
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Authors: | Stephen J Cimbala |
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Institution: | Department of Political Science, Penn State Brandywine, Media, PA, USA |
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Abstract: | The United States and Russia, in the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and destabilization of Ukraine, seem to have ditched entirely the “reset” in their political relations. Despite this odor of Cold War redux, there remain the opportunities and necessities for renewed attention to strategic nuclear arms control as between the two governments. US and NATO missile defenses as planned for European deployment figure into this equation, although in somewhat unpredictable ways, given technological uncertainties in existing and foreseeable defenses, as well as the possibility of improved delivery systems for offensive conventional or nuclear weapons. |
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Keywords: | Missile defenses deterrence strategic arms reductions new Cold War Ukraine Crimea nuclear nonproliferation |
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