TY - BOOK AU - CIMBALA Stephen P TI - Parity in peril?: the continuing vitality of Russian-US strategic nuclear deterrence PY - 2006/// KW - STRATEGIC DETERRENCE KW - NUCLEAR DETERRENCE KW - BALANCE OF POWER N2 - Although often overlooked the stability of nuclear deterrence between Russia and the USA is still an important feature of international relations. This is not because there is any significant risk of confrontation or pre-emptive attack but because the strategic balance is a precondition to cooperation on other issues and especially the control of nuclear proliferation ER -