03487nam 22007214a 450 991021998620332120200520144314.01-282-03310-797866120331000-8330-4591-1(CKB)1000000000535223(EBL)357890(OCoLC)476182751(SSID)ssj0000119559(PQKBManifestationID)11136329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119559(PQKBWorkID)10073737(PQKB)11162619(Au-PeEL)EBL357890(CaPaEBR)ebr10235182(Au-PeEL)EBL4970018(CaONFJC)MIL203310(OCoLC)1027157215(MiAaPQ)EBC357890(MiAaPQ)EBC4970018(EXLCZ)99100000000053522320080219d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries /David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand Corp.c20081 online resource (79 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4232-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-61).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Uniquely Destructive Capabilities of NuclearWeapons; The Effects of Nuclear Weapons; Effects of Three Types of Nuclear Attacks; Chapter Three - Characteristics of Nuclear-Armed RegionalAdversaries; Key Characteristics of Nuclear-Armed RegionalAdversaries; Chapter Four - Strategies and Actions of Nuclear-ArmedRegional Adversaries; Probing the Limits; Regional Adversaries' Objectives and Behavior in Crisisand ConflictProspects for Deterring Through the Threat of RetaliationAlliance Dynamics; Chapter Five - Implications for U.S. Military Strategy,Operations, and Planning; Implications for U.S. and Allied Military Capabilities; Final Thoughts; BibliographyNorth Korea's test of a nuclear weapon in 2006 shows that such weapons are within reach of determined regional powers. Thus, defense planners in the United States and elsewhere must begin now to confront the new security challenges posed by nuclear-armed regional adversaries. While U.S. conventional and nuclear forces will continue to have deterrent effects on the leaders of regional adversaries such as North Korea and Iran, the dynamics of the deterrent balance vis-?-vis these actors may be quite different from that to which the United States became accustomed during the Cold War. The weaknesNuclear warfareNational securityUnited StatesStrategic forcesSecurity, InternationalDeterrence (Strategy)United StatesMilitary policyNuclear warfare.National securityStrategic forces.Security, International.Deterrence (Strategy)355.02/17Ochmanek David A869935Schwartz Lowell910134MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219986203321The challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries2492203UNINA