LEADER 02739nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910785703903321 005 20230801225236.0 010 $a1-283-64641-2 010 $a0-8157-2430-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275451 035 $a(EBL)1040660 035 $a(OCoLC)817823676 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756514 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12282139 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756514 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10752893 035 $a(PQKB)10825853 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1040660 035 $a(OCoLC)817706418 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35080 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1040660 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10611437 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL395891 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275451 100 $a20121005d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe opportunity$b[electronic resource] $enext steps in reducing nuclear arms /$fSteven Pifer ; Michael E. O'Hanlon 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 225 0$aBrookings focus books 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-2429-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhy nuclear arms control should be on the president's agenda in 2013 -- U.S. nuclear policies and forces -- Strategic nuclear force reductions after new start -- Addressing nonstrategic nuclear weapons -- Missile defense issues -- The comprehensive test ban treaty and stockpile maintenance -- Fissile materials and a production cutoff -- Multilateralizing the process-and aspiring to zero? -- Looking forward. 330 $aFor some observers, nuclear arms control is either a relic of the cold war, or a utopian dream about a denuclearized planet decades in the future. But, as Brookings scholars Steven Pifer and Michael O'Hanlon argue in The Opportunity, arms control can address some key security challenges facing Washington today and enhance both American and global security.Pifer and O'Hanlon make a compelling case for further arms control measures-to reduce the nuclear threat to the United States and its allies, to strengthen strategic stability, to promote greater transparency regarding secre 410 0$aBrookings FOCUS Book 606 $aNuclear arms control$y21st century 615 0$aNuclear arms control 676 $a327.1/747 700 $aPifer$b Steven$01515674 701 $aO'Hanlon$b Michael E$0552048 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785703903321 996 $aThe opportunity$93805630 997 $aUNINA