START: The Beginning or the End to Arms Control

Abstract

The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks or START, initiated in June 1982, are negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union which seek reductions in their strategic offensive arsenals. Arms control has been a key objective of our national security strategy. This paper focuses on the START negotiations, viewing them as a microcosm of the arms control process. It addresses the goals of arms control and the status of the current treaty. In viewing the history of START, the longest negotiated yet unsigned treaty to date, the paper identifies factors that have affected the negotiations and the arms control process. The study then looks at two key issues, the SS-18 and verification regimes which may have significant impact specifically on the future of START and in general the future of arms control.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1991
Accession Number
ADA235870

Entities

People

  • Nicholas J. Ciccarello

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Governments
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Systems Analysis and Design