Tracing nuclear arsenals from the early cold war years to the present cimbala explains from a nuclear strategy standpoint how defense factored into us soviet weapons development during the second nuclear age when russia relied on its nuclear force structure to maintain its great power status the united states chose to abrogate the anti ballistic missile treaty to start the deployment of . Title shield of dreams missile defenses and us russian nuclear strategy author mediactsnetorg marina daecher 2021 01 23 22 27 53 subject shield of dreams missile defenses and us russian nuclear strategy. Shield of dreams missile defenses and us russian nuclear strategy author galleryctsnetorg petra holtzmann 2021 01 09 00 11 29 subject shield of dreams missile defenses and us russian nuclear strategy keywords shieldofdreamsmissiledefensesandusrussiannuclearstrategy created date 1 9 2021 121129 am. Shield of dreams missile defense and us russian nuclear strategy stephen j cimbala policy study that provides a focused discussion of missile defenses and their relationship to us russian nuclear arms control and nuclear deterrence relationships and nuclear poliferation . Missile defenses and us russian nuclear strategy shield of dreams missile defenses this book considers the implications of deploying missile defenses primarily nationwide missile defenses or nmd by the united states and or russia within the current and next decade the united states has already begun the process of limited ballistic missile defense bmd