Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO.pdf - Program on Strategic ...

It is evident that the two sides have divergent positions
<strong>and</strong> interests regarding the problem of TNWs.
There should therefore be no illusion that formal negotiations
on TNWs will be simple to initiate in the near
term. However, Russian concerns over so many issues
connected to the TNW problem favor Russia’s eventually
becoming more cooperative. There is thus still a
good chance to find a way out, a good chance that the
two sides will ultimately find a middle ground—if not
through the traditional negotiation process seeking
big splashy solutions, then through modest consultations
<strong>and</strong> low-order, coordinated, unilateral steps.
Much patience <strong>and</strong> courage will be required from the
political <strong>and</strong> military leaderships of all sides. Recent
history proves that when political will rises at last to
a critical mass, it is then quite possible to achieve real
progress.
ENDNOTES - CHAPTER 6
1. Vladimir Kozin, “Five obstacles on the way to reduction of
TNW,” Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, May 27, 2011, available
from nvo.ng.ru/concepts/2011-05-27/1_tjao.html.
2. Sergey Lavrov, “<strong>Tactical</strong> nuclear weapons should not be
located in the third countries,” Vzgliad, available from www.vz.ru/
news/2010/3/26/387383.html.
3. Kozin, “Five obstacles.”
4. Varfolomey Korobushin <strong>and</strong> Viktor Kovalev, “<strong>Tactical</strong>
move with tactical weapons,” Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye,
March 18, 2011, available from nvo.ng.ru/concepts/2011-03-18/1_
tactic.html.
5. Alexey Arbatov, “Non-strategic nuclear weapons: dilemmas
<strong>and</strong> approaches,” Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, May
20, 2011, available from nvo.ng.ru/concepts/2011-05-20/1_nuclear.
html.
172