title: Debating the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from Europe: What Germany expects from Russia
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metadata.value: Meier, Oliver
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-04-20T10:45:05Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-04-20T10:45:05Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-03
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metadata.value: Meier O. Debating the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from Europe: What Germany expects from Russia. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, pp. 82–96.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2021.105
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/28053
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The recent debate in Germany about nuclear sharing confirmed the broad support among
  decision-makers for continued involvement in the political dimension of NATO’s sharing arrangements,
  i. e., participation in the Alliance’s nuclear consultative bodies. At the same time,
  German decision-makers hold divergent views on continued participation in the operational
  and technical aspects of nuclear sharing. Russia’s arsenal of approximately 2,000 tactical nuclear
  weapons is of great concern to Germany and many in Berlin are worried that Russia is
  systematically expanding its nuclear arsenal. German decision-makers and the government
  support NATO’s dual-track policy of deterring and engaging Russia. German policy-makers’
  arguments on the added military value of forward-deployed US nuclear weapons remain
  vague and there are few specific ideas about what type of arms control would be best suited to
  reduce the role and number of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. There are four frameworks
  in which tactical nuclear weapons could be discussed with Russia, namely the nuclear Nonproliferation
  Treaty (NPT), other multilateral fora, the Russian — US bilateral dialogue on
  strategic stability, and the NATO — Russia Council. If Russia is serious about reducing the role
  and number of nuclear weapons in Europe, it should accept the reciprocity paradigm and drop
  some worn-out demands and positions that have little relevance for political debates around
  arms control in Berlin and elsewhere.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 14; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: nuclear arms control
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: tactical nuclear weapons
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: NATO
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Germany
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Debating the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from Europe: What Germany expects from Russia
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metadata.value: Article
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