{"product_id":"other-side-of-arms-control","title":"Other Side of Arms Control","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does the Soviet Union view the costs and benefits of nuclear arms control? What factors motivate Soviet negotiations with the Western world on this crucial issue? And what, precisely, does the Soviet Union hope to accomplish through nuclear arms control? Originally published in 1988, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Arms Control\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth examination of this too infrequently discussed aspect of the arms race and the ongoing negotiations to halt it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Arms Control\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan B. Sherr argues that the time is now right for significant substantive progress to be made on nuclear arms control: the Soviet leadership under Mikhail Gorbachev has demonstrated greater flexibility and willingness to compromise on a number of difficult issues, including verification. But more important, circumstances within and outside the Soviet Union now make progress on arms control crucial to Soviet political and economic goals as well as foreign policy objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in accessible, nontechnical language, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Arms Control\u003c\/i\u003e will be of historical interest to students, teachers, policymakers, and others concerned with the future of nuclear arms control.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232203329880,"sku":"9780367537036","price":45.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367537036_8d5571da-04c3-4f53-9cbd-b1851cef6954.jpg?v=1769785221","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/other-side-of-arms-control","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}