Russia's Nuclear Threat
Gabriel Schoenfeld, Wall Street Journal | August 21, 2008
In the discussion of US-Russian relations, one element has been overlooked: the shift in the nuclear balance. ++ After the cold war both powers agreed to reduce their tactical nuclear arsenal, but Russia started from a much higher level and still has 10 times the number of weapons held by the US. ++ This disparity is alarming because the weapons not only play a huge role in the rhetoric of Russian politicians, but also in their strategical calculations. ++ President Bush`s commitment to cut US nuclear weapons seems to be overhasty.
