RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AND DEFENSE AGAINST POTENTIAL MEANS AND METHODS OF STRATEGIC ATTACK by A. I. Podberezkin, A. V. Zhukov

“…The authors note that the expansion of the meaningful content of the concept of strategic stability in the Russian Federation occurred as a result of the development of strategic non-nuclear deterrence forces and the US policy to reduce the dependence of American foreign and defense policy on the factor of nuclear deterrence. These changes in the military-political situation in the world have led to a reduction in the stability of the relations of key states, despite some proliferation of nuclear weapon technologies in Asian countries.The article attempts to prove that the Russian Federation is able to withstand the new challenges associated with qualitative changes in the relations of mutual deterrence with the United States. …”
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