The Russian Nuclear Shield From Stalin To Yeltsin: The Cold War and Beyond

by J. Mathers

Overview

The Russian Nuclear Shield from Stalin to Yeltsan makes extensive use of Soviet and Russian sources to provide the first full analysis of Moscow's ballistic missile defense policy from its origins to the most recent post-Soviet developments. It considers the Soviets' motivations for pursuing an Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) capability and the extent of their success, and reveals that ballistic missile defense policy was used by every political leadership as a means of sending signals about Moscow's intentions to the West.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312235789
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	12/02/2000
Series:	St Antony's Series
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	227
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jennifer G. Mathers is Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Table of Contents

Introduction
• 'Massive Retaliation and Soviet Ballistic Missile Defense,' 1953-57
• 'We Can Hit a Fly in Outer Space', 1957-62
• From Cuba to Détente, 1962-68
• Missile Defense and Arms Control Diplomacy, 1968-72
• Missile Defense and the Decline of Détente, 1972-79
• The Second Cold War and the Threat of SDI, 1980-85
• 'New Political Thinking' and Ballistic Missile Defense, 1985-91
• Missile Defenses and Yeltsin's Russia
• The Kremlin's Missile Defense Policy during the Cold War and Beyond

Editorial Reviews

...an informative general study for students of Soviet and Russian domestic and foreign policy... Russian Review

From the Publisher

Mathers (international politics, U. of Wales-Aberystwyth) examines the Soviet motivation for pursuing an effective defense against attack from strategic nuclear missiles, a project the west dismissed as impossible. She considers the extent of any success, and focuses particularly on the role played by anti-ballistic missile defense in Moscow's relationship with the US during the Cold War. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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