Surviving in a Deregulated Strategic World
... nuclear war. Mutual fear may be as good a deterrent as any. It worked, after all, during the Cold War. The problem is that, in a relationship as highly asymmetrical as the present U.S.-Russian one, the two countries can stumble into a nuclear first use, and ... ... arrogance, Russian resentment, reciprocal hostility, and utter disrespect. Avoiding collision in uncharted waters Even if New START is extended, the United States and Russia will have bought only a short reprieve. Five years – if this is the timeframe ...
04.02.2021