TY  - GEN
T1  - Global zero alert for nuclear forces
T2  - Brookings occasional papers.
A1  - Blair, Bruce G., 1947-
LA  - English
PP  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Brookings Institution
YR  - 1995
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1481498225
AB  - In this book, Bruce Blair evaluates operational safety hazards resulting from the deployment of launch-ready nuclear forces in Russia and the United States. He provides new information on command and control procedures and deficiencies that increase the risks of accidental or unauthorized launching of ballistic missiles, particularly those in the former Soviet Union. Blair proposes changes in nuclear operations and deployment that would improve safety. Remedies range from detargeting missiles to taking all nuclear forces off alert ("zero alert") so that no weapons are poised for immediate launch. In the zero alert mode, strategic nuclear bombers, submarines, and land-based missiles would not have nuclear warheads or other vital components in place and would require extensive preparations for launch.
AB  - Blair assesses the effects of zero alert on strategic deterrence and crisis stability in the event of a revival of nuclear confrontation between the United States and Russia, destablization in the former Soviet Union, or a threat posed by some emerging nuclear power. He also describes the burdens of verification that his remedies impose.
OP  - 108
CN  - U263 .B568 1995eb
SN  - 9780815714613
SN  - 0815714610
SN  - 0815709412
SN  - 9780815709411
KW  - Nuclear warfare : Safety measures.
KW  - Command and control systems : Former Soviet republics.
KW  - Nuclear crisis control.
KW  - Guerre nucléaire : Sécurité : Mesures.
KW  - Commandement militaire : Ex-URSS.
KW  - Command and control systems.
KW  - Soviet Union : Former Soviet republics.
KW  - Nachfolgestaaten
KW  - Kernwaffe
KW  - Sicherheitsmaßnahme
KW  - Sowjetunion
KW  - USA.
KW  - HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare
ER  -