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The Russian Nuclear Shield from Stalin to Yeltsin

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Jennifer G. Mathers

    1. Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 1-2

  3. ‘Massive Retaliation’ and Soviet Ballistic Missile Defence, 1953–7

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 3-16

  4. ‘We Can Hit a Fly in Outer Space’, 1957–62

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 17-36

  5. From Cuba to Détente, 1962–8

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 37-64

  6. Missile Defence and Arms Control Diplomacy, 1968–72

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 65-87

  7. Missile Defence and the Decline of Détente, 1972–9

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 88-106

  8. The Second Cold War and the Threat of SDI, 1980–5

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 107-124

  9. ‘New Political Thinking’ and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1985–91

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 125-150

  10. Missile Defences and Yeltsin’s Russia

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 151-174

  11. Conclusion: The Kremlin’s Missile Defence Policy during the Cold War and Beyond

    • Jennifer G. Mathers
    Pages 175-179

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 181-227
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About this book

This book makes extensive use of Soviet sources to provide the first full analysis of Moscow's ballistic missile defence policy from its origins to the most recent post-Soviet developments. It considers the Soviets' motivations for pursuing an anti-ballistic missile capability and the extent of their success, and reveals that ballistic missile defence policy was used by every political leadership from Krushchev to Yeltsin as a means of sending signals about Moscow's intentions to the West.

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  • Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK

    Jennifer G. Mathers

About the author

JENNIFER MATHERS is Lecturer in the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

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