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Less is Better: Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers (Whitehall Papers)
Less is Better Nuclear Restraint at Low Numbers - Whitehall Papers Author:Malcolm Chalmers Despite the rise of ?new? security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world. Discussion on further strategic nuclear arms reduction has tended to be dominated by the analysis of possible trade-offs between the US and Russia. But as the prospect of further cuts belo... more »w ?New START? levels is contemplated, increasing attention needs to be paid to the possible shape of a new, multi-power approach to nuclear restraint. Less is Better considers the various challenges and opportunities for ensuring restraint at low numbers in today?s complicated set of bilateral nuclear relationships and in the context of the debate on ?Global Zero?. This Whitehall Paper explains how nuclear restraint at low numbers of warheads may prove a workable middle ground between present levels and a world free of nuclear weapons, and how it might be achieved. The logic of deterrence at low numbers will likely be a crucial intermediate step on a stable and secure path towards fuller disarmament.« less