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The challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries / / David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz



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Autore: Ochmanek David A Visualizza persona
Titolo: The challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries / / David Ochmanek, Lowell H. Schwartz Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2008
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (79 p.)
Disciplina: 355.02/17
Soggetto topico: Nuclear warfare
National security - United States
Strategic forces
Security, International
Deterrence (Strategy)
Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
Altri autori: SchwartzLowell  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-61).
Nota di contenuto: 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 Conflict
Prospects 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
Sommario/riassunto: North 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
Titolo autorizzato: The challenge of nuclear-armed regional adversaries  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-03310-7
9786612033100
0-8330-4591-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910219986203321
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