Budgetary and Military Effects of the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) Treaty

Abstract

This memorandum summarizes an analysis of the costs and military effects of the proposed Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) treaty currently being negotiated by the United States and the Soviet Union. The proposed treaty would limit the total number of strategic warheads in various categories that each country could deploy. For the most part, however, the treaty would not limit production or deployment of particular weapon systems. Thus, by altering the number of older systems that are retired, the United States could accommodate the proposed START treaty while pursuing varying amounts of modernization of strategic offensive forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA530404

Entities

People

  • Bonita J. Dombey

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Force Structure
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Capabilities
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Office Buildings
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Strategic Weapons
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Systems Analysis and Design