On-Site Inspection for Arms Control
Abstract
On 26 May 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the first Strategic Arms Limitation Talks agreement, SALT I. In the United States, it signaled the beginning of an era of cooperation with the Soviet Union and generated high expectations for arms control. But today the promise of arms control remains largely unfulfilled. There is a variety of reasons for this failure. A major contributing factor is the inability of the United States and the Soviet Union to develop the mutually acceptable verification procedures needed to safeguard more substantial arms control measures. A review of developments to data clearly shows that the verification procedures agreed to by both sides have constrained arms control program progress and have had unintended force development implications. Furthermore, they have led to the neglect of on-site inspection as a tool to help assure treaty compliance. (MM)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA229653
Entities
People
- Richard L. Shearer Jr
Organizations
- National Defense University