Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century

Lessons from the Cold War for a New Era of Strategic Piracy

• Author(s): Thérèse Delpech,
• Publisher: Rand Corporation
• Pages: 196
• ISBN_10: 0833059440
  ISBN_13: 9780833059444
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / International Relations / Arms Control , History / Military / Nuclear Warfare , Political Science / Security (National & International) ,

Description:... Deterrence remains a primary doctrine for dealing with the threat of nuclear weapons in the 21st century. The author reviews the history of nuclear deterrence and calls for a renewed intellectual effort to address the relevance of concepts such as first strike, escalation, extended deterrence, and other Cold War-era strategies in today's complex world of additional superpowers, smaller nuclear powers, and nonstate actors.