Surviving in a Deregulated Strategic World

... undermine deterrence. For three decades, ballistic missile defenses (BMD) were constrained by the ABM Treaty, which Moscow considered ... ... weapons in the 1950s and 1960s, have always been U.S. allies within NATO, and their weapons were always considered by Moscow to be ... ... and the asymmetrical strategic position of India and Pakistan. North Korea, which developed its nuclear weapons and long-range ... .... There can be various confidence-building measures. Under the START I Treaty, Moscow and Washington agreed to establish Nuclear ...