Next Steps in Nuclear Arms Control with Russia: Issues for Congress

Woolf, Amy F.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Weapons systems;    Nuclear weapons;    Military policy;    Foreign relations -- U.S. -- Russia;   

RP-ID  :  R43037
RP-ID  :  R43037_2013Apr10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report begins with a review of the role of nuclear arms control in the U.S.-Soviet relationship, looking at both formal, bilateral treaties and unilateral steps the United States took to alter its nuclear posture. It then turns to the role of arms control in the U.S.- Russian relationship, again reviewing the role of both formal treaties and unilateral measures. The report also describes the role of Congress in the arms control process. It then provides an analytic framework that reviews the characteristics of the different mechanisms, focusing on issues such as balance and equality, predictability, flexibility, transparency and confidence in compliance, and timeliness. Finally the report describes issues that Congress may address as the Obama Administration employs these mechanisms to pursue further reductions in U.S. nuclear weapons.