Arms Control and British and French Nuclear Forces.

Abstract

In February 1987, the Soviets dropped their most recent demands for compensation from the United States for British and French nuclear forces in the INF negotiations, while reserving this demand for future arms control negotiations. This thesis provides background on the recurrent Soviet demands; it includes a historical description of the demands in the major arms control proposals in SALT I,SALT II, INF and START. It examines French and British nuclear forces, employment doctrine and arms control policies. Finally, it reviews Soviet and American policies regarding these weapons and considers implications for the Atlantic Alliance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA193957

Entities

People

  • Mary J. Schroeder

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Department Of State
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Economics
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Strategic Security Studies