| 1 | Russia says it believes the system could blunt its own nuclear deterrent. | |
| 2 | Even assuming the logic of nuclear deterrence, do they really need arsenals of this magnitude? | |
| 3 | The Cold War paradigm and obsolete arguments about the utility of nuclear deterrence continue to poison the debate. | |
| 4 | The price of "great-powerdom," for Russia, is dependence on nuclear weapons, acceptance of the inherent insecurity they bring, and reliance upon nuclear deterrence. | |
| 5 | Overall, then, it appears that the U.S. government's desire for nuclear weapons far outruns its need for them - even by the logic of nuclear deterrence. |
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