Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament in a Polycentric World

The experience of 60 years of nuclear arms control has been quite a success except one aspect – transition from a bilateral (the U.S.A. ‒ U.S.S.R/Russia) to a multilateral format of limitation and reduction of nuclear arsenals. The reason has been a mistaken approach to a multilateral disarmament, w...

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Main Author: Alexey G. Arbatov
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Language:English
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Europe 2024-10-01
Series:Современная Европа
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Online Access:http://www.sov-europe.ru/images/pdf/2024/5-2024/Arbatov-5-24.pdf
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description The experience of 60 years of nuclear arms control has been quite a success except one aspect – transition from a bilateral (the U.S.A. ‒ U.S.S.R/Russia) to a multilateral format of limitation and reduction of nuclear arsenals. The reason has been a mistaken approach to a multilateral disarmament, which did not take into account a specific nature of multilateral nuclear deterrence among nuclear states. From now on, a transition to a multilateral format is becoming an indispensable condition for rescue of the system of nuclear disarmament and its adjustment to a polycentric world order, so that it does not turn into a nuclear chaos.
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Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament in a Polycentric World
Современная Европа
nuclear deterrence
nuclear disarmament
multilateral world order
nuclear proliferation
nuclear arms limitation treaties
title Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament in a Polycentric World
title_full Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament in a Polycentric World
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title_short Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament in a Polycentric World
title_sort nuclear deterrence and disarmament in a polycentric world
topic nuclear deterrence
nuclear disarmament
multilateral world order
nuclear proliferation
nuclear arms limitation treaties
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