Revitalizing the U.S. nuclear deterrent

Revitalizing the U.S. nuclear deterrent

Introduction. Study approach. Project personnel and support. The starting point : the current U.S. nuclear force posture. Factors driving the design of a new U.S. force structure -- Key factors affecting the 2020+ U.S. nuclear force posture. Designing 2010 nuclear force structure options -- Alternat...

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1. Verfasser: Flournoy, Michèle A. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Murdock, Clark A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Washington, DC Center for Strategic and International Studies 2002
Schriftenreihe:CSIS report
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Nuclear weapons > United States > Deterrence (Strategy) > Strategic forces > USA > Rüstungspolitik > Kernwaffe > Nukleare Abschreckung > Strategische Waffe
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction. Study approach. Project personnel and support. The starting point : the current U.S. nuclear force posture. Factors driving the design of a new U.S. force structure -- Key factors affecting the 2020+ U.S. nuclear force posture. Designing 2010 nuclear force structure options -- Alternative worlds. World : great power cooperation. World : uneasy great power relations. World : great power rivalry. World : nuclear multipolarity -- U.S. nuclear deterrence in the twenty-first century : concepts and operational definition. Defining deterrence. Deterring regional rogues. Deterring major nuclear powers. Operationalizing deterrence. Assessment criteria for deterrence. Building a deterrence/targeting matrix for 2010 and 2020+ worlds -- Defining and assessing 2010 alternative force structures. Which numbers matter and why. Force structure design principles. 2010 force structure options -- Hedging and shaping against 2020+ worlds. Methodology. Hedging and shaping toolkits. Hedging and shaping packages for 2010 force structure options. General observations -- Key decisions for the Bush administration and the Congress. Key force structure decisions. Key infrastructure decisions. Key policy decisions
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:VI, 170 S
ISBN:0892064129
0-89206-412-9