Aligning Disarmament to Nuclear Dangers: Off to a Hasty START?

Authors

David A. Cooper

Files

Description

Confronted by a daunting array of nuclear threats, and having pledged to reinvigorate the application of disarmament tools to address these dangers, the Obama administration has decided to focus its initial efforts on negotiating a new bilateral agreement with Russia to replace the Cold War–era Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which expires at the end of this year.

Document Type

Policy Brief

Topic(s)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Nuclear Policy, National Security

Publication Date

7-2009

Publication

Strategic Forum

Publisher

National Defense University Press

City

Washington, DC

Keywords

nuclear disarmament strategy, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), U.S.-Russia arms control negotiations, New START nuclear treaty, nuclear dangers and disarmament

Recommended Citation

Cooper, David A., "Aligning Disarmament to Nuclear Dangers: Off to a Hasty START?" (2009). Strategic Forums. 44.
https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/44