RAND Experts Available to Discuss Prospects for U.S. Arms Pact with Russia

Policy experts from the RAND Corporation are available for interviews to discuss Russia's announcement that the United States and Russia are close to a nuclear arms pact. Among the topics they can address:

• Does the prospective agreement reflect a new commitment by both nations to continue disarmament and non-proliferation efforts and "restart" the U.S.-Russia relationship?
• How would this build on the START Treaty framework and how does it move beyond it? What comes next?
• How might this change America's nuclear arsenal? And what would Russia be giving up?
• Would the agreement address the transparency issues that concerned both nations?
• What could this mean for the future of a U.S. missile defense shield?

Amb. Robert Hunter is a senior advisor at RAND who specializes in NATO, Russia and military strategy. He served as U.S. Ambassador to NATO under President Clinton.

Olga Oliker is a senior international policy analyst at RAND who specializes in political and security issues affecting Russia, Central Asia, Ukraine and the Caucasus. She has followed arms control negotiations between the United States and Russia and both countries' nuclear weapon policies for the past two decades.

David Mosher is a is a senior policy analyst specializing in ballistic missile defense, military space, nuclear proliferation, and nuclear weapons issues.