02874nam 2200505 450 991015752710332120230810001637.01-62637-642-510.1515/9781626376427(CKB)3710000001001301(MiAaPQ)EBC4774239(DE-B1597)623257(DE-B1597)9781626376427(EXLCZ)99371000000100130120170117h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierWar games US-Russian relations and nuclear arms control /Stephen J. CimbalaBoulder, Colorado ;London, [England] :Lynne Rienner Publishers,2017.©20171 online resource (288 pages) illustrations, tables1-62637-619-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1 US-Russian Relations and Nuclear Arms Control -- 2 Nuclear Deterrence in the Cyber Age -- 3 Balancing Nuclear Modernization and Arms Control -- 4 Nuclear Arms Control: Adding China to the Mix -- 5 Coping with Nuclear Crisis -- 6 Nuclear War: Managing Pandora’s Box -- 7 Minimum Deterrence: Prudent or Insufficient? -- 8 Nuclear Abolition: Ideal . . . but Impossible? -- 9 Controlling Nuclear Proliferation -- 10 Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Deterrents or Combustibles? -- 11 The Contentious Issue of Missile Defense -- 12 Geography and Nuclear Strategy -- 13 The Putin Factor -- 14 The Way Forward -- Appendix 1 Notes on Methodology -- Appendix 2 Nuclear Modernization and Cost Comparisons -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the BookDoes it make sense for the United States to cooperate with Russia to resolve international security issues? Is it possible for the two countries to work together to reduce the dangers associated with nuclear weapons? Where does Vladimir Putin fit into the calculus? Engaging the debate on these contentious issues, Stephen Cimbala provides context for and policy-relevant analysis of current US-Russian nuclear relations.Nuclear arms controlUnited StatesNuclear arms controlRussia (Federation)Nuclear weaponsGovernment policyUnited StatesNuclear weaponsGovernment policyRussia (Federation)Nuclear arms controlNuclear arms controlNuclear weaponsGovernment policyNuclear weaponsGovernment policy327.1/7470973Cimbala Stephen J.846069MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910157527103321War games2834114UNINA