Lanl Miyoshi Sanders, Sharon M. DeLand & Arian L. Pregenzer respond

摘要

We are pleased that our article prompted such a thoughtful and insightful letter to the editor. The past year was indeed eventful and dynamic in terms of nonproliferation, arms control, and nuclear strategic planning. Ratification of New START is especially noteworthy in that the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review positions New START as the last bilateral agreement on strategic nuclear warheads; future bilateral agreements are intended to address total stockpiles, including non-strategic and non-deployed nuclear warheads, and will likely need to address new and significant verification challenges.