Nuclear Arms Control in India and the ABM Treaty

Nuclear Diplomacy and Arms Control 1. There would be several advantages for the Government of India by adhering to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). For instance, adhering would ease international pressures spearheaded by the United States, Great Britain, and France. As India is just starting to become a nuclear power of its own, the already nuclear “powers that be” want to use India as an example to the rest of the world. As more …

…the world, and both had sufficient second-strike capabilities. Either side was afraid to launch because they knew the other side could easily respond. The United States wants to keep this delicate balance. They want to help Russia build its own ABM system to compete with the U.S. system. If the United States is the only one with the ABM system, the balance is thrown, but if both sides are protected the balance is restored.