From START to START II: dynamism and pragmatism in the Bush administration's nuclear weapon policies. (President George Bush)

From: Presidential Studies Quarterly | Date: June 22, 1997| Author: Cohen, David B. | Copyright information

George Bush's nuclear weapons policy successfully opened the door to US-Russian relations and provided lasting benefit to his successors by providing the necessary framework to reduce weapon stockpiles. Bush's policy of deterrence, by weakening first-strike forces through arms control, maintained stability and led to five nuclear initiatives.

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