Europe and Naval Arms Control in the Gorbachev Era

by Fürst, Andreas; Heise, Volker; Miller, Steven E.

• ISBN13: 9780198291527
• ISBN10: 0198291523
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-02-11
• Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Summary

For most of the Cold War naval arms control was the forgotten dimension of arms control. Beginning in the late 1980s, however, it has become increasingly prominent in the East-West dialogue. But it is usually studied from the perspective of Soviet-American relations. This book examines the subject from a European perspective. What role might naval arms control play in the European context? What impact might naval arms control have on the interests and perceptions of European states? What opportunities for and obstacles to naval arms control exist in Europe? The authors address these questions, describing the naval interests and attitudes towards naval arms control of European coastal states, as well as the Soviet Union and the United States, in the Norwegian, Baltic, and Mediterranean seas.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction
Europe and naval arms control in the Gorbachev era	p. 3
The Norwegian Sea
Naval arms control and the Norwegian Sea: a US perspective	p. 15
Appendix 2A. Major NATO North Atlantic naval exercises, 1970-88	p. 41
The Soviet Union, naval arms control and the Norwegian Sea	p. 44
Appendix 3A. Overview of Soviet naval arms control proposals in the Gorbachev era	p. 65
Naval arms control in the Norwegian Sea: a British perspective	p. 67
Iceland, naval arms control and the Norwegian Sea	p. 83
Norway and naval arms control: interests, policies and perspectives	p. 107
The Baltic region
Naval arms control in the Baltic Sea: a Soviet perspective	p. 125
Naval arms control in the Baltic region: a German perspective	p. 138
Strategic developments and the impact of naval arms control in the Baltic region	p. 158
The Mediterranean region
Naval arms control in the Mediterranean: a Soviet perspective	p. 193
Appendix 10A. The NATO-WTO naval balance in the Mediterranean Sea 1989	p. 207
The United States and naval arms control in the Mediterranean	p. 208
Naval arms control in the western Mediterranean: a Spanish perspective	p. 232
Prospects for naval arms control in the eastern Mediterranean	p. 250
Appendix 13A. Guidelines for the prevention of accidents and incidents on the high seas and in international airspace, Instanbul, 8 September 1988	p. 267
Appendix 13B. Memorandum of understanding on confidence-building measures, Athens, 17 May 1988	p. 268
Italy, the Mediterranean and naval arms control	p. 269
Maritime power and naval arms control in the Mediterranean: implications in the Middle East context	p. 289
Naval arms control in the southern Mediterranean: an Arab perspective	p. 301
Annexe
Table 1. Naval forces in the Baltic Sea 1991	p. 326
Table 2. Naval forces in the Norwegian Sea 1991	p. 326
Table 3. Naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea 1991	p. 327
About the authors	p. 329
Index	p. 333
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