Bilateral nuclear-weapon freeze

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Sci. Am.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican1182-52· OSTI ID:6660230

Forsberg, R

A bilateral nuclear-weapons freeze to stop the arms race is, next to the economy, the major public issue. The author feels that a freeze would lessen the risk of launch-on-warning errors that could lead to nuclear war. Further, a bilateral freeze would preserve the parity of existing US-Soviet arms, but prevent the destabilization of a new counterforce capability. It must be a complete freeze on production, testing, and deployment in order to facilitate verification by on-site and satellite observation. The freeze should allow some facilities to operate with special safeguards to deal with the aging of nuclear weapons. Forsberg describes how a freeze would work and what it can accomplish. 5 figures, 2 tables. (DCK)

• Research Organization: Inst. for Defense and Disarmament Studies, Brookline, MA
• OSTI ID: 6660230
• Journal Information: Sci. Am.; (United States), Journal Name: Sci. Am.; (United States) Vol. 247:5; ISSN SCAMA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290600* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Nuclear Energy
AGREEMENTS
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
NON-PROLIFERATION POLICY
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PUBLIC POLICY
WEAPONS