Autore	Ochmanek David A
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (79 p.)
Disciplina	355.02/17
Altri autori (Persone)	SchwartzLowell
Soggetto topico	Nuclear warfare National security - United States Strategic forces Security, International Deterrence (Strategy)
ISBN	1-282-03310-7 9786612033100 0-8330-4591-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
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
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910219986203321

Autore	Long Austin G
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corp., 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (123 p.)
Disciplina	355.02/17
Soggetto topico	Deterrence (Strategy)
ISBN	9781282033191 1282033190 9780833046338 0833046330
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Thinking (and Rethinking) the Unthinkable: RAND and Deterrence; CHAPTER TWO- A Too-Distant Mirror? The Relevance of Prior Deterrence; CHAPTER THREE- Department of Defense as Ministry of Fear: The Theory of Deterrence; CHAPTER FOUR- Avoiding the Garrison State: Deterrence as a Strategy; CHAPTER FIVE- Deflecting the Sword of Damocles: Strategic Defense and Deterrence; The Least Miserable Options: Counterforce, Limited Nuclear Options, and Deterrence; Firebreaks on the Battlefield: RAND and Tactical Nuclear Weapons Modern Arms and Expensive Men: Conventional Deterrence After Vietnam The Magic Bullets: Conventional Counterforce; CHAPTER SIX- The Other Side of the Hill: Understanding the Adversary and Deterrence; CHAPTER SEVEN- Deterrence Then and Now; The Long Shadow of the Garrison State: Deterrence in Future U.S. Strategy; Cold War Redux: Deterrence and the Peer Competitor; Under Western Eyes: Russian and Chinese Operational Codes; CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusion; APPENDIX- Annotated Bibliography; References
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910220156403321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, Calif., : Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (465 p.)
Disciplina	355.02/17
Altri autori (Persone)	ShultzGeorge Pratt <1920-> DrellSidney D <1926-> (Sidney David) GoodbyJames E
Collana	Hoover Institution Press publication
Soggetto topico	Deterrence (Strategy) Nuclear weapons Nuclear arms control Security, International
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8179-1388-2 0-8179-1386-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Deterrence, its past and future : an introduction to policy issues / by James Goodby -- How history and the geopolitical context shape deterrence / by George Quester and Patrick Morgan -- Redefining the role of deterrence / by James Goodby and Michael Mazarr -- Nuclear deterrence in a world without nuclear weapons / by Sidney Drell and Raymond Jeanloz -- Nuclear weapons reconstitution and its discontents : challenges of "weaponless deterrence" / by Christopher A. Ford -- Playing for time on the edge of the apocalypse : maximizing decision time for nuclear leaders / by Christopher A. Ford -- Arms control and deterrence / by James M. Acton, Edward Ifft, and John McLaughlin -- Practical considerations related to verification and compliance / by Edward Ifft -- Deterrence and enforcement in a world free of nuclear weapons / by David Holloway.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452851903321

Autore	Morgan Patrick M. <1940->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xx, 331 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	355.02/17
Collana	Cambridge studies in international relations
Soggetto topico	Deterrence (Strategy) World politics - 1989-
ISBN	1-107-13682-2 1-280-43099-0 9786610430994 1-139-14897-4 0-511-17867-0 0-511-06201-X 0-511-05568-4 0-511-30589-3 0-511-49157-3 0-511-07047-0
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. History: deterrence in the Cold War -- 2. Deterrence and rationality -- 3. General deterrence -- 4. Testing, testing, one ... two ... three -- 5. Collective actor deterrence -- 6. The revolution in military affairs and deterrence -- 7. Deterrence in the post-Cold War world -- 8. Some conclusions.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450033703321

Autore	Smith Derek Delbert
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (197 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina	355.02/17
Soggetto topico	Deterrence (Strategy) Arms control International relations Nuclear nonproliferation Weapons of mass destruction
ISBN	1-107-15670-X 1-280-48001-7 9786610480012 0-511-22042-1 0-511-22147-9 0-511-21954-7 0-511-31477-9 0-511-49168-9 0-511-22022-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Part I. Deterrence in a modern era. 1. Introduction -- 2. Deterrence theory and its flaws --- Part II. Crisis and conflict with Iraq and North Korea. 3. Iraq -- 4. North Korea -- Part III. Responding to the threat. 5. Counterproliferation strategies -- 6. Preemptive and preventive war -- 7. Establishing a global quarantine against WMD -- 8. Conclusion.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910457847803321