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This invaluable study provides a unique insider's view of the
history of Soviet and Russian policy on nuclear weapons
modernization and charts the future evolution of the Russian
strategic arsenal. Using information that has only recently become
available and introducing new, previously unknown data, Sokov
concludes that the most important force behind the evolution of the
Soviet and Russian strategic arsenal was the military itself, which
sought to increase strategic stability by enhancing the
survivability of weapons systems. The highly destabilizing posture
of the 1970s and 1980s was, he argues, in a sense 'accidental, '
resulting from the failure of several R&D programs and specific
features of the Soviet decisionmaking mechanism. The author
demonstrates that the role of such factors as the economic crisis,
U.S. modernization programs, and general Russian foreign policy
goals has been exaggerated by Western analysts. No matter how
hard-pressed, Russia will hold to its current plans, Sokov argues.
At the same time, the military will be unlikely to engage in a new
arms buildup even if the economic situation improves or a
nationalist government comes to power. Instead, stability will be
sought through better quality of weapons at progressively lower
levels. Introducing a wealth of new information on Soviet and
Russian national security policymaking, the author explores in
meticulous detail such key issues as decisions on weapons
development, arms-control negotiations, and the handling of the
Soviet nuclear arsenal after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The
reader will be able to follow the debates and intrigues between
military planners, diplomats, and weapons designers as they clashed
over the choice of acquisition programs and negotiating positions.
With its combination of informed analysis and use of new
documentation, this work will be invaluable for all concerned with
U.S.-Russian strategic relations.
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