The Potential Costs of Expanding U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces If the New START Treaty Expires

Congressional Budget Office

No 56475, Reports from Congressional Budget Office

Abstract: The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia will expire in February 2021 unless both parties agree to an extension. That treaty places limits on the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads and delivery systems that each country may field. CBO examined what the costs would be if the New START Treaty expired and the United States increased its deployed strategic nuclear forces to the levels specified in the earlier Moscow, START II, or START I treaties.

JEL-codes: D74 F51 F52 F53 H41 H56 H57 L64 N40 N42 N44 N62 N64 N72 N74 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-08-25
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