Letting defeatism defeat disarmament

[...]Russian nuclear arms are said to give Russia a measure of strength and prestige, which enhances bilateral stability. If President Clinton and the other world leaders at the Moscow Summit had fully understood the lessons of the Nuclear Age and how incredibly lucky the world was to make it throug...

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Published in:Bulletin of the atomic scientists 1996-07, Vol.52 (4), p.4-4
Main Author: Plesch, Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Clinton, Bill
Cold War
Gaffney, Frank
Leadership
Nuclear arms control
Nuclear weapons
Political aspects
Strategic Arms Limitation treaties
Yeltsin, Boris
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Summary:[...]Russian nuclear arms are said to give Russia a measure of strength and prestige, which enhances bilateral stability. If President Clinton and the other world leaders at the Moscow Summit had fully understood the lessons of the Nuclear Age and how incredibly lucky the world was to make it through the Cold War without the Ultimate Disaster, they would have called for a START III process aimed at reducing the number of U.S. and Russian warheads to fewer than a thousand each. If in the future there is to be some change in the corporate culture that is so enamored of nuclear weapons, leadership must come from the top.
ISSN:0096-3402
1938-3282
DOI:10.1080/00963402.1996.11456632