Arms Control and Defense Postures in the 1980s

ABM Treaty achieve aircraft Alliance allies American argued arms control arms sales arms trade arms transfers ASAT ballistic missile basing mode bomber capabilities Carter administration competition concern constraints cruise missiles CTBT decade decision defense planning defense policy deploy deployment détente deterrence Disarmament effect efforts Foreign Policy impact important Indian Ocean initial issues laser launchers Leslie Gelb longer-range TNF major MBFR ment Minuteman MIRV MX missile national security NATO naval nuclear testing nuclear weapons design options outer space parity political posture potential problems proposal reduce require restraint role SALT agreements SALT II Treaty SALT process satellites Senate silo SLBM Soviet strategic Soviet Union stability strategic balance strategic forces strategic nuclear superpowers suppliers targets Test Ban theater nuclear forces Third World threat tion U.S. arms U.S. defense U.S. security U.S. strategic U.S.-Soviet unilateral United verification Vladivostok vulnerability warheads Warsaw Pact West West's