“Russia needs its intellectual response to US scientists’ nuclear report”
Published: 15 April, 2009, 19:14
Russia doesn’t have serious scientific studies regarding deep nuclear disarmament, and the current US scientists’ report is a good stimulus to create one, says political analyst Aleksandr Pikaev.
15.04.2009, 16:27
Nuclear deterrent needs reform – US think tankUS nuclear experts have released a report on how the United States may reduce its arsenal to 500 warheads, while retargeting new strategic sites across Russia. |
15.04.2009, 20:08
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Yes it probaly does, but as the report is void of any intellectual mass, we shouldn't waste too much of our intellectual power answering it. The report attempts to walk Russia into a Yogoslavian scenario of bombing of its infrastructure. Our response is quite starightforward, Nuclear disarmament will happen only when we have better alternative weapons, that can gaurantee the same or even greater unacceptable damage on an aggressor, in a more cost effective or efficient way. Until then we are, where we are. Of course we can evaluate further when the USA has reduced its Nuclear arsenal in line with the report, demonstrating that it recognises and follows, what it considers as the intellectual leadership shown of the report.What we musn't do is negotiate away any of our capability that drops us below the minimum threshold of deterrence, which is the ability to inflict unacceptable damage on the USA, EU and NATO to curb their aggressive tendencies.