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OverviewThis study provides an insider's view of the history of Soviet and Russian policy on nuclear weapons modernisation and charts the future evolution of the Russian strategic arsenal. Using information that has only recently become available and introducing new, previously unknown data, Sokov concludes that the most important force behind the evolution of the Soviet and Russian strategic arsenal was the military itself, which sought to increase strategic stability by enhancing the survivability of weapons systems. The author also demonstrates that the role of such factors as the economic crisis , US modernisation programs, and general Russian foreign policy goals has been exaggerated by western analysts. Instead, stability will be sought through better quality of capons at progressively lower levels. Introducing a wealth of new information on Soviet and Russian national security policy-making, the author explores in meticulous detail such key issues as decisions on weapons development, arms-control negotiations, and the handling of the Soviet nuclear arsenal after the break-up of the Soviet Union. The reader will be able to follow the debates and intrigues between military planners, diplomats, and weapons designers as they clashed over the choice of acquisition programs and negotiating positions. With its combination of informed analysis and use of new documentation, this book should be of interest to all concerned with US-Russian strategic relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nikolai Sokov , Benjamin LambethPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.70cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9780847694679ISBN 10: 0847694674 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 19 March 2000 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Table of Designatoins for Soviet/Russian Strategic Ballistic Missiles Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 I: Past Chapter 6 1 An Unintended Posture Chapter 7 2 Arms Control Talks and the Shaping of the New Posture Chapter 8 3 A Leap over Stages of Development Chapter 9 II: Future Chapter 10 4 Modernization of the Russian Nuclear Triad Chapter 11 5 The Nuclear Debate Chapter 12 Conclusion Chapter 13 Index Chapter 14 About the AuthorReviewsSokov provides an invaluable background to current nuclear arms control questions. The book is a useful addition to the literature. International Affairs, Oct.2000 This compact and concisely written study deserves attention not only from the shrinking tribe of nuclear experts but from all those interested in strategic decisionmaking in Moscow. Journal Of Peace Research A well documented treatise which helps the reader to understand the dynamics of Soviet defence planning during the Cold War era. International Review of Administrative Science An informed and documented treatise on a crucial area of Cold-War inquiry by a bona fide former Soviet security professional. As such, it provides a revelation for those in the West who long struggled to understand the dynamics of Soviet defense planning, but had little clue, beyond vague generalities, about what went on inside the black box of Soviet decision-making. -- Benjamin S. Lambeth, from the foreword An informed and documented treatise on a crucial area of Cold-War inquiry by a bona fide former Soviet security professional. As such, it provides a revelation for those in the West who long struggled to understand the dynamics of Soviet defense planning, but had little clue, beyond vague generalities, about what went on inside the black box of Soviet decision-making.--Benjamin S. Lambeth Author InformationNikolai Sokov is senior research associate, Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies. From 1987 to 1992, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and before that of the USSR. During the same period, he was an expert of the Soviet delegation to the START talks. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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