LEADER 03939nam 2200661 450 001 9910797886603321 005 20230530214203.0 010 $a0-8047-9715-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780804797153 035 $a(CKB)3710000000497837 035 $a(EBL)4414763 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001569926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16216607 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001569926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13001969 035 $a(PQKB)10573839 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4414763 035 $a(DE-B1597)563999 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780804797153 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4414763 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11176375 035 $a(OCoLC)945873384 035 $a(OCoLC)1198930817 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000497837 100 $a20150422h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe case for U.S. nuclear weapons in the 21st century /$fBrad Roberts 210 1$aStanford, California :$cStanford Security Studies, an imprint of Stanford University Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (351 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8047-9713-7 311 $a0-8047-9645-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe evolution of U.S. nuclear policy and posture since the end of the Cold War -- The first new problem : nuclear-armed regional challengers -- The new regional deterrence strategy -- The second new problem : relations with Putin's Russia -- The evolving relationship with China -- Extended deterrence and strategic stability in Europe -- Extended deterrence and strategic stability in Northeast Asia -- The broader nuclear assurance agenda -- Conclusions -- Epilogue : implications for future strategy, policy, and posture reviews. 330 $aThis book is a counter to the conventional wisdom that the United States can and should do more to reduce both the role of nuclear weapons in its security strategies and the number of weapons in its arsenal. The case against nuclear weapons has been made on many grounds?including historical, political, and moral. But, Brad Roberts argues, it has not so far been informed by the experience of the United States since the Cold War in trying to adapt deterrence to a changed world, and to create the conditions that would allow further significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy and posture. Drawing on the author's experience in the making and implementation of U.S. policy in the Obama administration, this book examines that real world experience and finds important lessons for the disarmament enterprise. Central conclusions of the work are that other nuclear-armed states are not prepared to join the United States in making reductions, and that unilateral steps by the United States to disarm further would be harmful to its interests and those of its allies. The book ultimately argues in favor of patience and persistence in the implementation of a balanced approach to nuclear strategy that encompasses political efforts to reduce nuclear dangers along with military efforts to deter them. 517 3 $aCase for U.S. nuclear weapons in the twenty first century 606 $aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aDeterrence (Strategy) 606 $aNational security$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y21st century 615 0$aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy 615 0$aDeterrence (Strategy) 615 0$aNational security 676 $a355.02/170973 700 $aRoberts$b Brad$01184586 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797886603321 996 $aThe case for U.S. nuclear weapons in the 21st century$93698936 997 $aUNINA