Title The military case for extending the New START agreement / Frank G. Klotz

Published [Santa Monica, California?] : RAND Corporation, [2020] ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (31 pages) : color illustrations Series Perspective ; PE-350-AF Perspective (Rand Corporation) ; PE-350-AF. Contents The essential elements of New START -- Should new START be extended? -- What happens if New START expires without replacement? -- The way ahead Summary "With the U.S. decision in 2019 to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty, only one bilateral nuclear arms control treaty remains in force: the 2010 Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, commonly referred to as the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START. However, New START is set to expire in February 2021. The U.S. government is reportedly still considering whether to exercise the option to extend New START by up to five years. The U.S. military has important equities in the outcome of this debate. By capping the number of Russian long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear-equipped heavy bombers and putting in place comprehensive verification measures, New START reduces uncertainty regarding Russian nuclear forces and thereby provides the U.S. military with greater confidence in its own plans and capabilities. Therefore, national security policymakers need to be conversant on the key provisions of New START, the ways in which the treaty supports U.S. military objectives, and the broader political context in which the current debate over its extension is taking place. This Perspective addresses each of these topics in turn. The author concluded that the United States should seek now to extend the treaty to gain the time needed to negotiate a replacement agreement that addresses a broader range of nuclear delivery systems and China's growing nuclear capability"--Publisher's web site Notes "February 2020." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-29) Notes Online resource; title from PDF caption (RAND, viewed February 21, 2020) SUBJECT Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (2010 April 8) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010098053 Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (2010 April 8) fast (OCoLC)fst01917546 Subject Nuclear disarmament -- Russia (Federation) Nuclear disarmament -- United States Nuclear arms control -- Russia (Federation) Nuclear arms control -- United States Nuclear arms control. Nuclear disarmament. Russia (Federation) United States. Form Electronic book Author Rand Corporation, publisher.

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