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Record Nr.

UNINA9910345119203321

Titolo

Tuning priorities in nuclear arms control and non-proliferation : comparing approaches of Russia and the West / / edited by Alexander Nikitin and Morten Bremer Mrli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2008

ISBN

6611733701

1-281-73370-9

9786611733704

1-60750-301-8

600-00-0596-2

1-4337-1134-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security series. E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; v. 33

Altri autori (Persone)

MrliMorten Bremer <1965->

NikitinA. I <1958-> (Aleksandr Ivanovich)

Disciplina

327.1/747

Soggetti

Nuclear arms control - Russia (Federation)

Nuclear arms control - Western countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Priorities in Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: Comparing and Tuning Approaches of Russia and the West, Moscow, Russia, 25-28 April 2007."--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Debating Priorities in Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation; The Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; US Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction; Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament; De-Coding the Russian Position on the Iranian Nuclear Crisis; Interface and Contradictions Between Non-Proliferation and Counter-Proliferation; Differences Between Western and Russian Nuclear Security Cultures; The Clash of Nuclear Dynamics; Recent Proliferation Challenges by North Korea and Iran; Dealing with the Iranian Nuclear Programme

A New Strategy for the Iranian Nuclear FileResponses to Proliferation Challenges in South Asia; Nuclear Non-Proliferation Challenges on the



Korean Peninsula; Proliferation and Security in the Middle East; Missile Defences and Proliferation; Political Aspects of Anti-Ballistic Missile Defences; Accelerated Blend-Down of Russian Highly Enriched Uranium; New Approaches to Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and Missile Technologies; A SORT of a ReSTART for Nuclear Disarmament?; Implementation and Verification of Nuclear Arms Control Treaties

Tuning Priorities in Nuclear Arms Control and Non-ProliferationChapter Summaries; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

This publication contributes to the discussion about better understanding and mutual tuning of Russian and Western approaches to strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime, responding to situations like those in Iran and North Korea, synchronizing priorities in the elimination of excessive fissile materials, and, most of all, in the preservation of existing and the development of new agreements in nuclear arms control and nuclear disarmament.An important aspect of this is raising awareness of the current crisis in nuclear arms control. Such international, inter-agency and cross-cultura