Nuclear Disarmament with Low-Tech Approach Arms-Control Advocates See a Way to Prevent US or Russian Missile Attacks: Rocks and Dirt

Jonathan S. Landay, writer of The Christian Science Monitor, The Christian Science Monitor

Rocks and dirt don't sound like a recipe for averting an atomic cataclysm.

Yet, piling tons of debris atop the lids of nuclear-missile silos that would take days to clear is among a host of steps - collectively called "de-alerting" - gaining support as ways in which the United States and Russia might advance post-cold-war stability.

The idea: The more time the sides require to mount massive nuclear attacks, the less danger of inadvertent conflict. Furthermore, advocates say, taking most missiles off the high-alert hair-triggers on which they remain six years after the Soviet Union's demise would encourage the former foes to slash armories below levels now being …

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Publication information: Article title: Nuclear Disarmament with Low-Tech Approach Arms-Control Advocates See a Way to Prevent US or Russian Missile Attacks: Rocks and Dirt. Contributors: Jonathan S. Landay, writer of The Christian Science Monitor - Author. Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor. Publication date: February 2, 1998. Page number: 4. © 2009 The Christian Science Publishing Society. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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