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Nuclear Reset: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation
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Nuclear Reset: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation

The concept of nuclear disarmament as an essential condition for nuclear nonproliferation is again entering the realm of practical politics, but the movement toward nuclear disarmament is extremely difficult and fraught with great dangers.

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By Alexey Arbatov, Vladimir Dvorkin, Natalia Bubnova
Published on Oct 25, 2012

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Source: Moscow: Carnegie Moscow Center

Nuclear Reset: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation, a collective study edited by Alexei Arbatov and Vladimir Dvorkin (English version edited by Natalia Bubnova), addresses the multifaceted and complex issues of present-day nuclear weapons and their foreseeable development.

The continued image of nuclear arms as an indispensable pillar of superpower security combined with the absence of progress on the issue of nuclear disarmament spurs the risk of nuclear proliferation and eventually military or terrorist use of nuclear arms. Nuclear Reset: Arms Reduction and Nonproliferation refutes the argument put forward by many politicians and experts, both in Russia and internationally, of a “civilizing effect” of nuclear weapons in international relations—implying nuclear states’ restraint in their foreign and military policies in the face of fears of nuclear catastrophe.

The book argues that after decades of heated debate the concept of nuclear disarmament as an essential condition for nuclear nonproliferation is again entering the realm of practical politics. Since genuine and consistent movement toward nuclear disarmament is extremely difficult and fraught with great dangers; realism and professionalism is required, taking into account all of the subtleties and the political, economic, military, and technological interrelationships around the issue. The book suggests that in this context there is a need for thorough and well-grounded linkage of all of the elements of the process and both its bilateral and multilateral formats.

About the Authors

Alexey Arbatov

Alexey Arbatov is the head of the Center for International Security at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations.

Vladimir Dvorkin

Major General Dvorkin (retired) is a chief researcher at the Center for International Security at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations.

Natalia Bubnova

Former Head of Content Production, Moscow Center

Natalia Bubnova was head of content production at the Carnegie Moscow Center. She previously served as deputy director for communications at the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Authors

Alexey Arbatov

Alexey Arbatov is the head of the Center for International Security at the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations.

Alexey Arbatov
Vladimir Dvorkin

Major General Dvorkin (retired) is a chief researcher at the Center for International Security at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations.

Natalia Bubnova
Former Head of Content Production, Moscow Center
Natalia Bubnova
North AmericaUnited StatesCaucasusRussiaNuclear Policy

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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