Facing the missile challenge : U.S. strategy and the future of the INF Treaty /

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The Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), signed in 1987, eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers from the United States and Soviet arsenals. The treaty was a diplomatic watershed, signaling the beginning of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kearn, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2012.
Subjects:
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles > (1987 December 8)
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (1987 December 8)
Nuclear nonproliferation > United States.
Nuclear arms control > United States.
Security, International.
Non-prolifération nucléaire > États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires > Contrôle > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Military policy.
Military readiness.
Nuclear arms control.
Nuclear nonproliferation.
United States > Defenses.
United States > Military policy.
États-Unis > Défense nationale.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Recent history of missile proliferation
  • Emerging missile threats facing the United States
  • The challenge of China's military modernization
  • Political/military implications of a U.S. withdrawal from the INF Treaty
  • Potential ways forward for the United States and the future of the INF Treaty
  • Appendix A: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty
  • Appendix B: The joint Russian-United States statement on the INF Treaty.

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