While the world debates a nuclear weapons free world and implications of President Barack Obama's decision to change Bush's plans for missile defence in Europe, a post-Cold War arms race is gathering momentum, reports InDepthNews Service
An analysis of statements by top U.S. officials and a close look at media reports indicate that this new edition of arms race is different from its predecessor until the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago. Its cornerstone is "strategic deterrence in space and cyberspace" as compared to "mutually assured destruction", though nuclear weapons have yet to be abolished.
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