LEADER 03487nam 22007214a 450 001 9910219986203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-03310-7 010 $a9786612033100 010 $a0-8330-4591-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535223 035 $a(EBL)357890 035 $a(OCoLC)476182751 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000119559 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11136329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119559 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10073737 035 $a(PQKB)11162619 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL357890 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10235182 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970018 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL203310 035 $a(OCoLC)1027157215 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC357890 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970018 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535223 100 $a20080219d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries /$fDavid Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand Corp.$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (79 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-4232-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 57-61). 327 $aCover; 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 Conflict 327 $aProspects 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; Bibliography 330 $aNorth 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 weaknes 606 $aNuclear warfare 606 $aNational security$zUnited States 606 $aStrategic forces 606 $aSecurity, International 606 $aDeterrence (Strategy) 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 615 0$aNuclear warfare. 615 0$aNational security 615 0$aStrategic forces. 615 0$aSecurity, International. 615 0$aDeterrence (Strategy) 676 $a355.02/17 700 $aOchmanek$b David A$0869935 701 $aSchwartz$b Lowell$0910134 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219986203321 996 $aThe challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries$92492203 997 $aUNINA