Full Description
This text analyzes the future of nuclear weapons in the defence policy of the United States and the European nuclear powers. The first part of the book, US nuclear policy, considers the benefits and risks of further nuclear arms control, proposing specific recommendations for force structure, targeting and strategic defence to enhance regional deterrence. The second part, European nuclear policy, discusses the future of nuclear weapons from British, French and Russian perspectives. It offers a long-term analysis of nuclear weapons, projecting to the year 2020.
Contents
PART I U.S.NUCLEAR POLICY - The Future of Arms Control - The Case for Further Progress - How Much is Enough? - Deterrence in Europe - Regional Deterrence - Strategic Defences - Nuclear End-States - Notes - Appendix 1 First Strike Survivability and Defence Penetration; S.Fetter - Appendix 2 Military Targets for a Minimum Deterrent: After the Cold War How Much is Enough?; M.J.Mazarr - PART II EUROPEAN NUCLEAR FORCES - Britain, Nuclear Weapons, and the Future of Arms Control; L.Freedman - French Nuclear Policy: Adapting the Gaullist Legacy to the Post-Cold War; E.A.Koldziej - Russian View of Nuclear Weapons; S.Rogov - About the Authors
