Implications of the Start II Treaty for US-Russian Relations; Report No. 9

The Henry L. Stimson Center, 1993. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. [2], xvii, [1], 80 pages. Institutional stamp and date in ink on back of title page. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Tape binding. Small tear on front cover. List of Tables. List of Abbreviations. Dr. Alexei Georgievich Arbatov, Ph.D. (born January 17, 1951) is a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Head of the Center for International Security at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), and a scholar in residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center. He is a Russian political scientist, academic, author, and former politician. Born in Russia, Arbatov graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), and completed graduate and post-graduate studies at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and MGIMO. He has spent nearly 40 years in the academic and scientific communities, and also served for over a decade in Russia's parliament. He is one of Russia's foremost experts in the fields of international relations, foreign and military policy, international security, and arms control and disarmament. This study, edited by Alexei Arbatov of the Center for Geopolitical and Military Forecasts in Moscow, addresses key issues surrounding the Second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II), from its impact on Russian forces and operational planning, to its deficiencies as viewed from Moscow. This study discusses revealing details of the status of Russian strategic forces on Ukrainian soil, and provide useful insights into the debate within Russia over whether and how to reduce its nuclear forces. These proposals, coming from serious and well informed Russian strategic analysts, deserve careful scrutiny and consideration by Western audiences. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Strategic Arms Limitation, START Treaty, Arms Control, Nuclear Weapons, Strategic Offensive Forces. Anti-ballistic Missile, ABM Treaty, Forward-Based Nuclear Forces, Conventional Counterforce, Command and Control, Strategic Stability, Deterrence, MI

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