and the ussr during the code war, i think serious arms control really happened towards the end of the1960s when both countries reached a certain plateau. there was a certain maturity in the development of the arsenal, it reached a maturation point. i would like to think in one sense that india and pakistan are still in the process of arriving there. and they have not had a kind of a cuban missile crisis that has concentrated the minds on the potential of a nuclear conflict. it's all in theory yet. that would be a catalytic condition that might concentrate their minds. there's the famous saying, nothing concentrates the mind of an individual than the prospect of being hanged in the morning. i know it sounds rather ominous, but they haven't had the kind of a cuban missile crisis that concentrated their minds. and i don't think the arsenals have reached the point of maturity that both sides haven't stopped talking about what sufficiency peens and how they might stabilize that competition. >> do you think there's a point, given your assertion about pakistan's grand strategy, is there a po

when the ussr fell, estonia regained its freedom, and in 2004, it joined the european union. tallinn has modernized at an astounding rate since the fall of the soviet union. its business district shines with the same glass and steel gleam you'll find in any modern city. yet nearby are the rugged and fully intact medieval walls, and the town within these ramparts has a beautifully preserved old-world ambiance. among medieval cities in the north of europe, none are as well preserved as tallinn. the town hall square was a marketplace through the centuries. its fine old buildings are a reminder that tallinn was once an important medieval trading center. today it's a touristy scene, full of people just having fun. through the season, each midday, cruise-ship groups congest the center as they blitz the town in the care of local guides. like many tourist zones, tallinn's is a commercial gauntlet. here there's a hokey torture museum, strolling russian dolls, medieval theme restaurants complete with touts, and enthusiastic hawkers of ye olde taste treats. woman: [ laughs ] steves: but

union negotiated the strategic arms limitations treaty at the height of the cold war and still the ussre the differences you see in applying the same logic between u.s. and pakistan? >> well, i'm going to start with his question and come to you, if that's okay. okay. that's a great question, yes. the u.s. and the ussr, there was the two super powers during the cold war but let's not forget that they collapsed and weacioi a arms race and soviet collapsed. so arms control really did not take off, you know, it took off and then it, again, hit and began tog5$ç break down until servitude in one sense and ultimately collapsed. but to get back to marvin's question, at least on the indian side there is a6 psychological misbelief that nuclear weapons are war. more of these psychological props in one sense that enforces one's the psyche of the elite in a crises or, you know, build up or support your backbone or helps you develop a backbone to put upzhi(%q! nuclear coercion. there is this disbelief that these weapons could ever be used. which is iron call because here you are building up opera

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and the ussr during the cold war, serious arms control really happened towards the end of the 1960s when both countries reached a certain plateau. there was a maturity in the development of the arsenal that it reached a maturation point. i would like to think in one sense that india and pakistan are still in the process of arriving there. and they have not had the kind of cuban missile crisis that has concentrated the minds of the political and military leads of the dangers of a nuclear conflict. it's all in theory yet. that would be a catalytic condition that might concentrate the minds. there's a famous saying, nothing concentrates the mind of an individual unless the prospects of being hanged in the morning. i think -- i know it sounds rather ominous, but they haven't had that kind of a cuban missile crisis that really concentrated the minds. i don't think it's reached the maturity that both sides can start talking about what sufficiency means and how they might stabilize that competition. >> do you think there is a point at which there would -- >> i hope so. you know, in the report f

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