Nuclear Metamorphoses

... deterrence. In this balance, the same weapons are designed to serve as the means of nuclear deterrence and simultaneously as the means of waging an actual war if deterrence... ... reasons.” The question posed at the beginning of this article was how to ensure that nuclear weapons, as long as they exist, serve to deter aggression and prevent war rather than wage it? The Concept of Strategic Stability, agreed upon by the USSR and the United States in 1990, suggests... ... conventionality, it can be postulated that forces and weapon systems staying outside of arms control limitations are primarily aimed at waging war and fulfill military tasks...