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1 online resource (41 pages) : color illustrations (digital, PDF file) |
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Special report (Federation of American Scientists) ; no 5 |
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Special report (Federation of American Scientists) ; no 5
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| Summary |
The United States and Russia have significantly reduced their nuclear arsenals since the end of the Cold War. Comparing with Cold War force levels, however, is becoming less interesting and relevant. Russia and the United States currently hold more than 90 percent of the world's total inventory of nuclear warheads. What is important now is to think about what role the remaining nuclear forces need to serve as the nuclear weapons states reduce them further toward, ultimately, zero, and what steps are needed to keep the reduction momentum going. Despite its merits (and it has many), the New START Treaty only has a limited effect on U.S. and Russian nuclear forces. The number of deployed strategic warheads of the two countries will only be marginally smaller than today when the treaty's limits take full effect in 2018, and it expires three years later (unless the Parties extend it). There are indications that, although U.S. and Russian reductions are continuing, both countries are becoming more cautious about reducing further. Unless new unilateral reductions take place or significant arms control agreements are reached, large nuclear forces could be retained far into the future |
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December 2012 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (36-40) |
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Title from PDF cover screen (viewed on Dec. 18, 2012) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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This report was made possible by a generous grant from the Ploughshares Fund |
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Nuclear weapons -- United States.
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Nuclear weapons -- Russia (Federation)
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Nuclear arms control -- International cooperation
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Military policy.
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Nuclear arms control -- International cooperation.
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Nuclear weapons.
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United States -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379
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Russia -- Military policy
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Russia.
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Russia (Federation)
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United States.
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Electronic book
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